For the Fatherland and the State : Armenians Negotiate the Tanzimat Reforms
For the Fatherland and the State : Armenians Negotiate the Tanzimat Reforms
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为了祖国和国家:亚美尼亚人谈判坦齐马特改革
DOI:
10.1017/s0020743812001274
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发表时间:
2013
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1
通讯作者:
Masayuki Ueno
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中島秀朗; 熊野英和; 飯島仁史; 末宗幾夫;Masayuki Ueno
This article examines Ottoman Armenian attitudes toward the Tanzimat reforms, particularly in relation to the situation of provincial Armenians. Even though implementation of the reforms was slow and marked by setbacks, the promises embedded in them raised expectations of change among Armenians in both Istanbul and the provinces. In response, individuals in these areas equipped themselves with knowledge of the language and principles of the Tanzimat. They interpreted and utilized these for their own purposes, sometimes not as the Ottoman government intended. In this sense, the Tanzimat was not merely a top-down state project; it was also pluralized through interactions between the government and its subjects. Exploring how non-Muslims negotiated the Tanzimat enables reconsiderations of the Muslim-elite-centered historiography on the reforms.