The emergence of public opinion : state and society in the late Ottoman empire / Murat R. Şiviloğlu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Şiviloğlu, Murat R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--Turkey.

Public opinion.

State, The.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Turkey--Intellectual life--19th century.

Turkey--Social life and customs--19th century.

Turkey--Social conditions--1288-1918.

Turkey--Politics and government--1829-1878.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 319 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Nineteenth-century Ottoman politics was filled with casual references to public opinion. Having been popularised as a term in the 1860s, the following decades witnessed a deluge of issues being brought into 'the tribune of public opinion'. Murat R. Şiviloğlu explains how this concept emerged, and how such an abstract phenomenon embedded itself so deeply into the political discourse that even sultans had to consider its power. Through looking at the bureaucratic and educational institutions of the time, this book offers an analysis of the society and culture of the Ottomans, as well as providing an interesting application of theoretical ideas concerning common political identity and public opinion. The result is a more balanced and nuanced understanding of public opinion as a whole.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Historical background; 2. A bureaucratic public sphere; 3. The world of Ismail Ferruh Efendi; 4. The schooling of the public; 5. The emergence of a reading public after C.1860; 6. 'The Turkish Revolution'; Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Oct 2018).

ISBN:

1-108-12604-9

1-108-12037-7

1-108-12892-0