The Shaping of Turkey in the British Imagination, 1776-1923

by David S. Katz

This book is about the principal writings that shaped the perception of Turkey for informed readers in English, from Edward Gibbon's positing of imperial Decline and Fall to the proclamation of the Turkish Republic (1923), illustrating how Turkey has always been a part of the modern British and European experience. It is a great sweep of a story: from Gibbon as standard textbook, through Lord Bryon the pro-Turkish poet, and Benjamin Disraeli...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331982256X
• ISBN13: 9783319822563
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"