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Ottoman Orientalism and Modernity by Abdellatif Zibeir is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the concept of "Ottoman Orientalism" - how the 19th century Ottoman Empire viewed and represented its own Arab periphery in response to Western imperialism. It argues that Ottoman reform embraced Western notions of progress while resisting colonialism. This led the Ottomans to distinguish between a backward Oriental self embodied in unreformed subjects, versus a modernized Muslim Ottoman Turkish elite. The empire sought to reform state and society through projects like the Tanzimat,
- Author
- Abdellatif Zibeir
- Language
- EN