Notes on Transliteration. Abbreviations. Preface. Introduction: The Sources PART I Theories and Methods. 1. A Critical Review of the Literature on the Tanzimat. 2. The Pattern of Reforms in the Decades Leading up to the Tanzi mat PART II The Study: Socio-economic Aspects. 3. Salonica: on the Eve of the Tanzimat. 4. The Commerce of Salonica. 5. Agricultural Production, Peasants and the Reforms. 6. Local Administration, Functionaries and the Reforms. PART III Socio-cultural Aspects. 7. Muslims of Salonica and the Reforms. 8. The Jews of Salonica and the Reforms. 9. The Orthodox Community of Salonica and the Reforms. 10. General  Conclusion. Appendix A. Appendix B. Glossary. Bibliography.