(H/B) ARMING THE SULTAN
GERMAN ARMS TRADE AND PERSONAL DIPLOMACY IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE BEFORE WORLD WAR I
YORULMAZ NACIΚωδ. Πολιτείας: 3743-0282
Παρουσίαση
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman arms industry was self-sufficient. But from the 1880s to World War I, German arms companies held a monopoly position in the Ottoman arms market. How did Germany manage to conquer what had until then been an extremely competitive market, where British, French and American firms had been dominant for years? While acknowledging the importance of economic and political factors, Arming the Sultan suggests that the main determinants of the German success cannot be ascribed only to the market theory of supply and demand, but lie instead in a range of manipulative instruments built on foundations that were formed through close personal relations. Yorulmaz's innovative book suggests that the value of these relationships has been overlooked, and ensured German success over British, French and American competition. Based on extensive multinational archival research in Germany, Turkey, Britain and the United States, Arming the Sultan explores the decisive impact of arms exports on the formation and stimulation of Germany's expansionist foreign economic policy towards the Ottoman Empire.Making an important contribution to the field of the historiography of the political economy of the international arms trade in the case of Germany's arms sales in the Ottoman Empire, Arming the Sultan reveals that arms exports proved to be an indispensable and integral part of Germany's foreign economic policy during the period under review. (From the publisher)
Περιεχόμενα
Notes on UsageTable of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Maps and Images
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter I: The German Expansionism and the Political and Economic Foundation of the German Style of War Business in the Ottoman Empire (1880-1898)
Bismarck and His Ottoman Policy: The First Step towards Peaceful Penetration
Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Origin of His Ottoman Policy
Kaiser Wilhelm II's First Orientreise in 1889 and its Consequences (1889)
Chapter II: German Military Advisers: Businessmen in Uniform
A Vital Link for the Export Dependent Armaments Industry
Trojan horse for German Arms Industry: The First German Military Mission in the Ottoman Empire (1882-1885)
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz Pasha (1843-1916): A Hero for Everyone
Chapter III: Arms Orders and Contracts: The First Fruits of Personal Diplomacy
Coastal Fortification with Krupp Guns in 1885/1886
The Mauser Operations: Professional Teamwork
Chapter IV: Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Political Economy of Personal Diplomacy (1898-1914)
Kaiser Wilhelm II's Second Orientreise in 1898 as Multi-dimensional Personal Diplomacy
The Concrete Outcomes of the Kaiser's Second Orientreise: Some Critical Concessions
Kaiser Wilhelm II and His Contribution to the German Style of War Business
Chapter V: Sultan Abd?lhamid II and His Bureaucrats (1876-1914)
Sultan Abd?lhamid II and the Arms Trade in the Shadow of Personal Trust
The Ottoman Bureaucrats: Personal Ties with the Arms Makers
The Ottoman Inspection and Control Commission in Germany: Inspectors or Friends?
Chapter VI: The Power Shift and its Consequences (1908-1914)
The First Episode: The Old Regime and The Old Friend (1908-1909)
The Second Episode: The New Regime and The Old Friend (1909-1914)
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
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