{"product_id":"9781634617475","title":"The Turkish Empire, Its Growth and Decay","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe subject is one in which I have for many years past taken great interest. In the course of a long life, I have witnessed the greater part of the events which have resulted in the loss to that State of all its Christian provinces in Europe and all its Moslem provinces in Africa, leaving to it only its capital and a small part of Thrace in Europe, and its still wide possessions in Asia.\u003cbr\u003eSo long ago, also, as in 1855 and 1857, I spent some time at Constantinople and travelled in Bulgaria and Greece, and was able to appreciate the effects of Turkish rule. As a result, I gave a full support, in 1876, to Mr. Gladstone in his efforts to secure the independence of Bulgaria, and in 1879 was an active member of a committee, presided over by Lord Rosebery, which had for its object the extension of the kingdom of Greece so as to include the provinces inhabited by Greeks still suffering under Turkish rule.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1887 and 1890 I again visited the East and travelled over the same ground as thirty years earlier, and was able to observe the immense improvements which had been effected in the provinces that had gained independence, and how little change had taken place at Constantinople.\u003cbr\u003eIn view of these experiences and of the further great changes portended in Turkey after the conclusion of the present great war, I have thought it may be of use to tell, in a compact and popular form, the story of the growth and decay of the Turkish Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNisyros Publishers has a proud history of publishing high quality and rare titles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nisyros Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175758610672,"sku":"9781634617475","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634617475_p0.jpg?v=1765233614","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634617475","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}