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Ottoman land reform in the province of Baghdad

Kiyotaki, Keiko, editor

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\"In Ottoman Land Reform in the Province of Baghdad, Keiko Kiyotaki traces the Ottoman reforms of tax farming and land tenure and establishes that their effects were the key ingredients of agricultural progress. These modernizing reforms are shown to be effective because they were compatible with local customs and tribal traditions, which the Ottoman governors worked to preserve. Ottoman rule in Iraq has previously been considered oppressive and blamed with failure to develop the country. Since the British mandate government's land and tax policies were little examined, the Ottoman legacy has been left unidentified. This book proves that Ottoman land reforms led to increases in agricultural production and tax revenue, while the hasty reforms enacted by the mandate government ignoring indigenous customs caused new agricultural and land problems\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Brill
• Subject: Land reform Iraq Baghdad (Province) History. / Taxes, Farming of Iraq Baghdad (Province) History. / Land tenure Iraq Baghdad (Province) History. / Iraq History 1534-1921. / Turkey History Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. / Baghdad (Iraq : Province) Relations Turkey. / Turkey Relations Iraq Baghdad (Province)
• ISBN: 9789004366596

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HD1333.I7.K59 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE