{"product_id":"the-shaping-of-turkey-in-the-british-imagination-1776-1923-von-david-katz-david-s-katz","title":"The Shaping of Turkey in the British Imagination, 1776–1923","description":"\n                                  \n                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                        This book is about  the principal writings that shaped the perception of Turkey for informed  readers in English, from Edward Gibbon’s positing of imperial \n                    \n                    \u003ci\u003eDecline and Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                         to the proclamation of the Turkish Republic  (1923), illustrating how Turkey has always been a part of the modern British  and European experience.  It is a great sweep of a story: from Gibbon as  standard textbook, through Lord Bryon the pro-Turkish poet, and Benjamin  Disraeli the Romantic novelist of all things Eastern, followed by John  Buchan's \n                    \n                    \u003ci\u003eGreenmantle\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                         First World War espionage fantasies, and then \n                    \n                    \u003ci\u003eManchester  Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                         reporter Arnold Toynbee narrating the fight for Turkish  independence.\n                \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n            \u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783319822563\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783319822563","offer_id":39427800137821,"sku":"9783319822563","price":26.74,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/52938175-8f2b-44d1-9d8e-baecd5186642.jpg?v=1746505814","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/the-shaping-of-turkey-in-the-british-imagination-1776-1923-von-david-katz-david-s-katz","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}