UID:
almahu_9949701686202882
Format:
1 online resource (272 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9789004660854
Series Statement:
Middle East and Islamic Studies - Book Archive pre-2000 3
Content:
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.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
,
English
Additional Edition:
Print version: An Ottoman Statesman in War and Peace : Ahmed Resmi Efendi, 1700-1783. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1995. ISBN 9789004101166
Language:
English
