ABSTRACT
CHAPTERXI ,(a)POLITICALREGIMEANDSOCIALSTRATIFICATION
INTHEARABSUCCESSIONSTATES
InthefirstpartofthisaccountoftheMiddleEasternStatewe havedealtwiththemostimportantcharacteristicsofthepolitical andsocialstructureoftheoldOttomanEmpire.Thechangeof regimeinthenewTurkeyhasdoubtlessexertedafardeeper influenceonthesocialstructureofitspopulationthanhavethe newregimesofthemandatorycountriesonthatoftheirs.The TurkishGovernmentaimedconsciouslyatthesesocialtransformations,andappliedeverymethod,includingsomevery drasticones,inordertoaltertheexistingsocialmentalityandthe relativeweightofthevariousclassesintheState.Indeed,itwent further,endeavouringtocreateanewtypeofcitizen,whowould beinapositiontotakeovernewfunctionsintheState.
