Shaping of Turkey in the British Imagination, 1776–1923

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This book is about the principal writings that shaped the perception of Turkey for informed readers in English, from Edward Gibbon’s positing of imperial Decline and Fall to the proclamation of the Turkish Republic (1923), illustrating how Turkey has always been a part of the modern British and European experience.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-06-15
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor299
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319822563

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Introduction: Bag and Baggage.- 1. Edward Gibbon’s Eastern Question, 1776-1788.- 2. Lord Byron, Turkophile, and his Grand Tour to the East, 1809-1811.- 3. Disraeli's Eastern Career, 1830-1854.- 4. Disraeli, the Bulgarian Horrors, and the Reorientation of the Ottoman Empire, 1854-1880.- 5. Greenmantle at the Ministry of Information: John Buchan, the First World War and the Turks.- 6. Arnold Toynbee on the Quai at Smyrna, 1921-2.- 7. Ernest Hemingway on the Quai at Smyrna, 1921-2.- Conclusion: Turkey-in-Europe; Turkey-in-Asia; Turkey-in-Britain.