This book is part of the "Regional Series" published by the Institute for Area Studies and Country Studies at Peking University. Marriott attempts to explore the diplomatic and military conflicts known as the Eastern Question, which involves the relations between the five major European powers (Britain, France, Prussia (later Germany), and Russia) and the Ottoman Empire, the Balkans, and the whole of Asia Minor. Marriott does not focus on a specific period, but rather attempts to trace the origins and development of the Eastern Question. Marriott initially wrote this book in 1917 with the aim of understanding the causes of World War I by exploring the Eastern Question, and ultimately focuses on the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Europe (including the diplomatic and military challenges posed by the Ottoman Empire's existence to European states).
本书为北大区域与国别研究院的“区域丛书”之一。马里奥特试图探讨被称为东方问题的外交和军事冲突, 其中涉及欧洲五大强国 (英国、法国、普鲁士 (后来的德国) 和俄国) 与奥斯曼帝国、巴尔干半岛和整个小亚细亚的关系。马里奥特没有着眼于某一具体的时间段, 而是试图试图梳理东方问题的起源及其发展的脉络。马略特最初于1917年撰写此书, 目的是通过挖掘东方问题理解一战因何而开始, 并最终将讨论落脚于奥斯曼帝国与欧洲的关系 (包括奥斯曼帝国的存在给欧洲国家带来的外交和军事挑战)。
本书为北大区域与国别研究院的“区域丛书”之一。马里奥特试图探讨被称为东方问题的外交和军事冲突, 其中涉及欧洲五大强国 (英国、法国、普鲁士 (后来的德国) 和俄国) 与奥斯曼帝国、巴尔干半岛和整个小亚细亚的关系。马里奥特没有着眼于某一具体的时间段, 而是试图试图梳理东方问题的起源及其发展的脉络。马略特最初于1917年撰写此书, 目的是通过挖掘东方问题理解一战因何而开始, 并最终将讨论落脚于奥斯曼帝国与欧洲的关系 (包括奥斯曼帝国的存在给欧洲国家带来的外交和军事挑战)。
