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Ottomans Looking West?: The Origins of the Tulip Age and Its Development in Modern Turkey
Can Erimtan
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hardcover. The 'Tulip Age' was an idea proposed by Ottoman historian Ahmed Refik in 1912. This work is a reassessment of the origins of this concept. It argues that the 'Tulip Age' was an important template for various political and ideological concerns of early twentieth century Turkish governments. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
The 'Tulip Age', a concept that described the beginning of the Ottoman Empire's westward inclination in the eighteenth century, was an idea proposed by Ottoman historian Ahmed Refik in 1912. In the first reassessment of the origins of this concept, Can Erimtan argues the 'Tulip Age' was an important template for various political and ideological concerns of early twentieth century Turkish governments. The concept is most reflective of the 1930s Republican leadership's attempt to disengage Turkey's population from its Islamic culture and past, stressing the virtues of progress, modernity and secularism. It was only the death of Ataturk in 1938 ... Read more
The 'Tulip Age', a concept that described the beginning of the Ottoman Empire's westward inclination in the eighteenth century, was an idea proposed by Ottoman historian Ahmed Refik in 1912. In the first reassessment of the origins of this concept, Can Erimtan argues the 'Tulip Age' was an important template for various political and ideological concerns of early twentieth century Turkish governments. The concept is most reflective of the 1930s Republican leadership's attempt to disengage Turkey's population from its Islamic culture and past, stressing the virtues of progress, modernity and secularism. It was only the death of Ataturk in 1938 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Condition
New
Series
Library of Ottoman Studies
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845114916
SKU
9781845114916
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About Can Erimtan
Can Erimtan received his DPhil in Modern History from Oxford University in 2003. He has subsequently worked as a Research Fellow at the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara and has been Senior Fellow at the Institute of Anatolian Civilizations, Istanbul.
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