First of the Modern Ottomans - The Intellectual History of Ahmed Vasif

This book explores intellectual life, politics and reform in the eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire by studying statesman and historian Ahmed Vâsıf.

List of contents

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Dramatis personae; Chronology; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Out of the east: early life (c.1735-68); 2. At war (1768-74); 3. Years of faction and reform (1774-87); 4. 'Honorable exile': in Spain (1787-8); 5. At war (1788-92); 6. Vâs¿f and the new order (1792-1800); 7. The height of fame (1800-6); 8. Epilogue: Vâs¿f as ancient and modern; Appendix: on the authorship of the Final Word to Refute the Rabble; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Ethan L. Menchinger is currently a lecturer at the University of Michigan. He was previously a postdoctoral fellow at the Forum Transregionale Studien and Freie Universität, Berlin, and a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto.

Summary

This book explores Ottoman intellectual life, politics and reform during the eighteenth century through the study of the key statesmen and historian Ahmed Vâsif. It is for students and researchers of intellectual history, the Enlightenment period, the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East.

Product details

• Authors: Ethan L. Menchinger, Ethan L. (University of Toronto) Menchinger
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781316647943
• ISBN: 978-1-316-64794-3
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization; Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Middle East / General, military history, History - General History, Middle East, c 1800 to c 1900, Middle Eastern history, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850