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Informationen zum Autor Christine Isom-Verhaaren received her PhD in Ottoman History in 1997 from the University of Chicago where she was a student of Halil Inalcik. She has been teaching Middle East History at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, since 2001. Klappentext A study of the Ottoman and French alliance in the 16th century. Vorwort In 1543, the Ottoman fleet appeared off the coast of France to bombard and lay siege to the city of Nice. This book places the events of 1543 and the subsequent wintering of the Ottoman fleet in Toulon in the context of the power politics of the sixteenth century. It presents the realpolitik of diplomacy with 'infidels' in the early modern era. Zusammenfassung In 1543, the Ottoman fleet appeared off the coast of France to bombard and lay siege to the city of Nice. This book places the events of 1543 and the subsequent wintering of the Ottoman fleet in Toulon in the context of the power politics of the sixteenth century. It presents the realpolitik of diplomacy with 'infidels' in the early modern era. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNote on Transliteration, Pronunciation and NamesIntroduction: Webs of Diplomacy and Historiographical Images1. The Ottoman Involvement in Alliances, Diplomacy and the Balance of Power, 1453-16002. Multiple Identities: Views of Foreign State Servants in France and the Ottoman Empire3. Sultan Cem: A Fifteenth-Century Ottoman View of Relations with the Infidels4. Allies with the Infidel: Joint Ottoman-Frnch Naval Operatons5. Views of Infidel Allies: Records of Negotiating, Fighting and TravellingConclusion
