| The Emergence of Public Opinion: State and Society in the Late Ottoman Empire Contributor(s): Şiviloğlu, Murat R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107190924 ISBN-13: 9781107190924 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 956.015 |
| LCCN: 2018009840 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.5" W x 9.3" (1.40 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Şiviloğlu, Murat R.: - Murat R. Şiviloğlu is an assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin. He has published several articles in books and journals and his main research interests focus on the social and intellectual history of the Ottoman Empire during the nineteenth century. |