Ottomans imagining Japan : East, Middle East, and non-western modernity at the turn of the twentieth century / Renée Worringer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worringer, Renée

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Series:

Palgrave Macmillan transnational history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--Relations--Japan.

Turkey.

Japan--Relations--Turkey.

Japan.

Japan--Foreign public opinion, Turkish.

Turkey--Foreign relations--History.

Turkey--Politics and government--1878-1909.

Turkey--Politics and government--1909-1918.

Japan--Politics and government--1868-1912.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 350 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Part II. Seeking out "Modern" withing the International Arena; 2. Framing Power and the Need to Reverse; 3. The Ottoman Empire between Europe and Asia; 4. Asia in Danger: Ottoman-Japanese Diplomacy and Failures

Part II. Defining "Modern" in the Ottoman Microcosm: 5. Ottoman Politics and the Japanese Model; 6. The Young Turk Regime and the Japanese Model after 1908: "Easter" Essence, "Western" Science, Ottoman Notions of "Terakkî" and "Medeniyet" (Progress and Civilization); 7. Politics, Cultural Identity and the Japanese Example; 8. Ottoman Egypt Demands Independence: Egyptian Identity, East and West, Christian and Muslim; 9. Conclusion: Competing Narratives, Ottoman Successor States, and "Non-Western" Modernity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-344) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781137384607 (electronic bk.)

1137384603 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

90102901972

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