British employees of the Ottoman government: the Pasas Hobart and Woods
Journal: SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London)
Year: 2018

This thesis seeks to examine the roles of Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden (Hobart Paa) and Henry Felix Woods (Woods Paa) as employees of the Ottoman Government between 1867-1909.Chapter one describes the origins of the thesis and analyses current literature.Chapter two provides an outline of Ottoman reform efforts in the nineteenth century, some challenges it faced, some brief remarks on Anglo-Ottoman relations and finally summarizes the careers of Hobart and Woods.Chapter three looks at their r