Whispers of Cities
Subtitle: Information Flows in Istanbul, London, and Paris in the Age of William Trumbull
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780199672417
Subjects: Europe, foreign relations; Middle east, foreign relations; Turkey, history, ottoman empire, 1288-1918; Communication, international
Description: Explores interactions between early modern Europe and the Ottoman Empire through the experiences of the English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1692, showing how information flows between Istanbul, London, and Paris were rooted in the personal exchanges between Ottomans and Europeans in everyday encounters.