Image and imperialism in the Ottoman revolutionary press, 1908-1911 / Palmira Brummett. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brummett, Palmira Johnson, 1950-

Series:

SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkish newspapers--History--20th century.

Turkish newspapers.

Caricatures and cartoons--Turkey--History--20th century.

Caricatures and cartoons.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 470 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Palmira Brummett provides a new vision, through the prism of 100 cartoons, of the confrontation between tradition and modernity, "Orient" and "Occident," and rhetoric and reality. Taking a unique period in modern Middle Eastern history, the Ottoman Constitutional Revolution of 1908, Brummett examines the Istanbul satirical press and weaves the narrative and images of political, economic, and cultural transformation to create a new vision of the Middle East at the end of the empire."

"This work of cultural history is drawn against the backgrounds of Ottoman-European relations and press history. It shows how Ottoman cartoonists merged the literary and artistic cultures of East and West through comparisons to the press production and art of Europe, India, Latin America, and the Middle East. In doing so, it intersects with the broader set of studies in European history, the implications of modernity, and the rhetorical use of images."--Jacket.

Contents:

Publishing, Format, Images, and Readers

The Voice and Image of the Public, and Its Targets

Revolutionary Exemplars: France and Iran

The Comic Sovereign: The Satirical Critique of Authority

The Comic Aggressor: The Critique of European Political and Economic Hegemony

The Comic Culture: The Critique of Society, Culture, and European Influence

Fashion Satire and the Honor of the Nation

Dogs, Crime, Women, Cholera, and Other Menaces in the Streets

Technology, Transport, and the "Modern" Street

Conclusion: Revolutionary Options, Satiric Imagery, and the Historiographic Frame.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-459) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-7914-9309-1

0-585-35028-0