ABSTRACT
First Published in 2004. Throughout the half-century between the Crimean War and the outbreak of the First World War, few countries confronted successive British governments with the complexity of problems posed by the Ottoman Empire. This study attempts to attain three main objectives. The first is an analysis of the growth and development of British policy at two levels: the Embassy and the Foreign Office. The second is an assessment of the influence of various embassies on decision-making in the Foreign Office. The third is an estimate of the influence of European and Imperial considerations upon the formulation of Britain's policy towards the Ottoman Empire.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |8 pages
Hopes, Promises and Doubts
The Embassy, the Foreign Office and the ‘Constitutional Movement'
chapter |24 pages
From Criticism to Opposition
British Policy and Interests from the Counter-Revolution to the Tripoli War (April 1909 – September 1911)
chapter |19 pages
On the Eve of Catastrophe
Britain, the Tripoli War and the Formation of the Balkan League (September 1911 – October 1912)
chapter |29 pages
Catastrophe and Change
British Policy during the Balkan Wars (October 1912 – October 1913)
