Richard Antaramian on Ottoman modernisation and the Armenian community

August 4, 2020

Turkey Book Talk episode #121 – Richard Antaramian, assistant professor of history at the University of Southern California, on his book “Brokers of Faith, Brokers of Empire: Armenians and the Politics of Reform in the Ottoman Empire” (Stanford University Press).

The book examines the Armenian community’s experiences with the Ottoman Empire’s “Tanzimat” modernising reforms of the mid-19th century.

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Posted by William Armstrong
Filed in Armenians, History, Interviews, Istanbul, Minorities, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman history, Podcast, Religion
Tags: Armenian Genocide, Armenians, history, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman history, religion, Richard Antaramian

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