Özet
This article examines the evolving British perceptions of the Ottoman Empire from the onset of the Tanzimat to Abdülhamid II. The article aims to attest the emergence of a positive image of the 'reforming Turk' and the erosion of this positive assessment following the disillusionment with the achievements of Tanzimat. The article discusses the Christian dimensions of the positive and negative attitudes towards the Ottomans and 'moral racism' inherent in both the positive and negative assessments. The article ends with concluding that this reference framework from which the British discourses on the Ottomans derived had eclipsed with the demise of the British nineteenth-century political elite and culture in tandem with the waning of the Ottoman political culture and elite.
Orijinal dil | İngilizce |
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Sayfa (başlangıç-bitiş) | 347-372 |
Sayfa sayısı | 26 |
Dergi | British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies |
Hacim | 39 |
Basın numarası | 3 |
DOI'lar | |
Yayın durumu | Yayınlandı - Ara 2012 |