Ottoman imperial diplomacy
Subtitle: a political, social and cultural history
By: Doğan Gürpınar
Series: Library of Ottoman studies -- v. 33; Library of Ottoman studies -- v. 33.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781780761121
Subjects: Diplomatieke betrekkingen; Bureaucracy; Civil service; Diplomatischer Dienst; Turkish Diplomatic and consular service; Foreign relations; History
Description: The Ottoman Empire maintained a complex and powerful bureaucratic system which enforced the Sultan's authority across the imperial territories. This bureaucracy continued to gain in power and prestige, even as the empire itself began to crumble at the end of the nineteenth century. Through extensive new research in the Ottoman archives, Dogan Grupinar assesses the intellectual, cultural and ideological foundations of the diplomatic service under Sultan Abdulhamid II. Ottoman Imperial Diplomacy presents a new model for understanding the formation of the modern Turkish nation, arguing that the Hamidian imperial bureaucracy and the ethos this bureaucracy fostered - was constitutive in the emergence of Turkish nationalism. This book will be essential reading for historians of the Ottoman Empire and for those seeking to understand the history of Modern Turkey. -- Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-345) and index.