Book Description

First edition. Folio. Three Volumes. Translated (from the Ottoman) by Georges Abonneau and Mehmed Nouri Bey. Vol 1: pp 504 (2), 21. Vol 2: 431 (3), 25; Vol 3: 361 (3), 24, plus annexes. Three exceedingly rare volumes in French, which show in detail how the Ottoman administration expected their functionaries to apply the capitulations according to which assets of the Ottoman Empire were confiscated as a result of the Ottoman State becoming unable to service its debts.
Dealer Notes
World Cat gives only one example known, at the British Library. Not in Blackmer. A seemingly unknown primary source into the practical application of the Capitulations, via which the western powers anticipated recovering their failed loans to the Ottoman Empire. Widely hated, and a key part of the negotiations toward Turkey’s eventual independence, the Capitulations are one of the first examples of a hierarchical economic relationship which is often now discussed in terms of dependency theory, one that resonates still today in the region and more widely.
Author TURKEY/OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
Date 1899-1906/07
Binding Contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed, but in good solid condition overall.
Publisher Istanbul: Duyunu Umumiye Muhasebesi.
Condition Very good

Price: £495.00

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