An Ottoman Statesman in War & Peace - Ahmed Resmi Efendi, 1700-1783

This study of the life and milieu of a statesman, utilizing a wide array of hitherto unused chronicle and documentary material, offers new insights into many aspects of Ottoman eighteenth-century society. Subjects touched upon include career development and patronage in the central bureaucracy, increasing knowledge and interest in European diplomacy, and the impact of war on traditional attitudes. Of particular interest is the section on the 1768-74 Russo-Turkish War, a traumatic awakening for the Ottomans, who yielded significant territory, but were also faced with the necessity of reconstructing a polity and ideology which no longer produced results on the battlefield. Ahmed Resmi was the first of a new generation of statesmen who saw real virtue in the rationalization of war and the need for peace within prescribed borders.

About the author

Virginia H. Aksan, Ph.D. (1991) in Middle East and Islamic History, University of Toronto, is Assistant Professor in Islamic History at McMaster University. Her current research focus is war and society in the Ottoman Empire.

Product details

• Authors: Virginia H Aksan, Virginia H. Aksan
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1995
• EAN: 9789004101166
• ISBN: 978-90-04-10116-6
• No. of pages: 253
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 251 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 630 g
• Series: Ottoman Empire and Its Heritag
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous