East Encounters West
France and the Ottoman Empire in the Eighteenth Century
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:3rd Mar '88
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
In 1720 an Ottoman ambassador arrived in France to observe Western civilization and report on what he saw and how it could be applied in the Ottoman Empire. Based on his accounts, this book studies the impact of the West on the Empire, and of this Ottoman embassy on the two societies.
Extremely insightful and useful. * American Historical Review *
ISBN: 9780195048261
Dimensions: 223mm x 146mm x 16mm
Weight: 395g
206 pages