An Ottoman statesman in war and peace
Ahmed Resmi Efendi, 1700-1783
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Word Count
63,250 words, Guess
Page Count
253 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1111607M
- ISBN-109004101160
- OCLC Control Number31207645
- Library of Congress Control Number94037427
- Goodreads1604576
Classifications
- DDC956.1/015/092
- LCCDR551 .A44 1995
Description
This study of the life and milieu of a statesman, utilizing a wide array of hitherto unused chronicle and documentary material, offers new insights into many aspects of Ottoman eighteenth-century society. Subjects touched upon include career development and patronage in the central bureaucracy, increasing knowledge and interest in European diplomacy, and the impact of war on traditional attitudes. Of particular interest is the section on the 1768-74 Russo-Turkish War, a traumatic awakening for the Ottomans, who yielded significant territory, but were also faced with the necessity of reconstructing a polity and ideology which no longer produced results on the battlefield. Ahmed Resmi was the first of a new generation of statesmen who saw real virtue in the rationalization of war and the need for peace within prescribed borders.
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- The Ottoman Empire and its heritage,
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