East Encounters West : France and the Ottoman Empire in the Eighteenth Century.
Title:
East Encounters West : France and the Ottoman Empire in the Eighteenth Century.
Author:
Gocek, Fatma Muge.
ISBN:
9781601296481
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (207 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Illustrations -- Note on Transcription and Pronunciation -- PART I: Interaction Between Two Societies Through an Embassy -- Introduction -- 1. Initiation of the Embassy and the Voyage -- 2. The Cultural Interaction -- 3. The Return -- 4. The Impact of the Embassy -- PART II: Factors Affecting the Interaction and the Western Impact -- 5. Comparison of Three Ottoman Embassies -- PART III: Factors Affecting the Spread of Western Impact in Ottoman Society -- 6. Commerce -- 7. Technology -- 8. Social Groups in Ottoman Society -- 9. Conclusion -- APPENDIXES -- A. The Texts of Mehmed Efendi's Embassy -- B. The Retinue of Yirmisekiz Çelebi Mehmed Efendi -- C. The Route of the Voyage -- D. Gift Exchanges -- E. The Household of the Grand Vezir -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
In 1720 an Ottoman ambassador arrived in France to observe Western civilization, and report on how it could be applied in the Ottoman Empire. Based on his accounts, this book studies the impact of the West on the Empire, and of this Ottoman embassy on the two societies.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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