Author

Publication

2016 - I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited

Language

English

Word Count

80,000 words, Guess

Page Count

320 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCDK40
  • LCCDK67.5.T9 T35 2016

Description

"Tsar and Sultan offers a unique insight into Russian Orientalism as the intellectual force behind Russian-Ottoman encounters. Through war diaries and memoirs, accounts of captivity and diplomatic correspondences, Victor Taki's analysis of military documents demonstrates a crucial aspect of Russia's discovery of the Orient based on its rivalry with the Ottoman Empire. Narratives depicting the brutal realities of Russian-Turkish military conflicts influenced the Orientalisation of the Ottoman Empire. In turn, Russian identity was built as the counter-image to the demonised Turk. This book explains the significance of Russian Orientalism on Russian identity and national policies of westernisation. Students of both European and Middle East studies will appreciate Taki's unique approach to Russian-Turkish relations and their influence on Eurasian history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Tsar and Sultan: Russian Encounters with the Ottoman EmpireI. B. Tauris & Company, Limited2016-01-01

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