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7%OFFH. Erdem Cipa - Writing History at the Ottoman Court: Editing the Past, Fashioning the Future - 9780253008640 - V9780253008640
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Writing History at the Ottoman Court: Editing the Past, Fashioning the Future

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Description for Writing History at the Ottoman Court: Editing the Past, Fashioning the Future Paperback. How the Ottomans understood themselves within their court and in relation to non-Ottoman others Editor(s): Cipa, H. Erdem; Fetvaci, Emine. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.

Ottoman historical writing of the 15th and 16th centuries played a significant role in fashioning Ottoman identity and institutionalizing the dynastic state structure during this period of rapid imperial expansion. This volume shows how the writing of history achieved these effects by examining the implicit messages conveyed by the texts and illustrations of key manuscripts. It answers such questions as how the Ottomans understood themselves within their court and in relation to non-Ottoman others; how they visualized the ideal ruler; how they defined their culture and place in the world; and what the significance of Islam was in their self-definition. ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253008640
SKU
V9780253008640
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About H. Erdem Cipa
H. Erdem Çipa is Assistant Professor of Ottoman History in the Departments of History and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Emine Fetvacı is Assistant Professor of Islamic Art at Boston University and author of Picturing History at the Ottoman Court (IUP, 2012).

Reviews for Writing History at the Ottoman Court: Editing the Past, Fashioning the Future
[T]he rich and nuanced exposition of the wide range of texts and images explored . . . that constitutes [the] valuable contributions to scholarship.June 2014
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
[T]his volume's great strength is its many original contributions to the study of the long sixteenth century. Those looking for the freshest new work ... Read more

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