Seeing the critical phase in the construction of a Turkish historical imagination between 1860 to 1950 disregarding the political disruptions, this book demonstrates how history and historical imagery had been instrumental in the nation-building process.
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Introduction 1.The Encounter With The Ottoman Heritage: Imperial Grandeur, Medieval Decay, And Double Discourses 2. The Encounter With The Islamic Past: Turks, Arabs And Persians 3. Seljuks Of Rum In The Turkish National(Ist) Imagination From The Late Ottoman Empire To The Republican Era 4. The Depiction Of European Feudalism, The Middle Ages, And The Crusades In Late Ottoman And Turkish Republican Imagery 5. From ‘Renewal and Regeneration’ to ‘Decline and Collapse’: The Rise and Fall of Tanzimat (1839-1950) 6. Infusing The Young Spirits With The Motivation To Oppose And Counter Oppression: Revolution And The French Revolution Select Bibliography
Circa l’autore
Do?an Gürp?nar is Assistant Professor at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. He is the author of four books and numerous articles in English and Turkish on contemporary Turkish ideologies, Turkish intellectual history and late Ottoman history.
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