Ismeer, Or Smyrna and Its British Hospital in 1855 (Classic Reprint)

Ismeer, Or Smyrna and Its British Hospital in 1855 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Martha C. Nicol

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-18

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780331310238

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Excerpt from Ismeer, or Smyrna and Its British Hospital in 1855 I am aware, that to plead hurry and want of time for any shortcomings in a book, is to offer a poor compliment to the Public; but, in this case, it is perhaps more pardonable, as at present there is a peculiar interest felt in our Work, which in a short time will share the fate of all 'human things, and die away. I h0pe, therefore, that those who read the follow ing pages, will judge them leniently on this account, and as my first and only attempt at authorship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


An Englishwoman in Angora

An Englishwoman in Angora

Author: Grace Ellison

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-17

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1108074219

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A partisan but fascinating 1923 account of Grace Ellison's visit to Angora (Ankara), the new capital of the Turkish Republic.


Angel of Death

Angel of Death

Author: G. Williams

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-05-17

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 0230293190

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The story of the rise and fall of smallpox, one of the most savage killers in the history of mankind, and the only disease ever to be successfully exterminated (30 years ago next year) by a public health campaign.


The Orientalist Karl Süssheim Meets the Young Turk Officer İsma’il Hakkı Bey

The Orientalist Karl Süssheim Meets the Young Turk Officer İsma’il Hakkı Bey

Author: Jan Schmidt

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9004366172

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The book consists of transcriptions and summary translations of two texts in, mostly, Ottoman Turkish, the first of which is the recently discovered second volume of the diary of the German orientalist Karl Süssheim, covering the years 1903-08 which he mostly spent in Istanbul. The second text is a printed memoir of a Young Turk officer called İsma’il Hakkı, in which the latter discusses his life, political engagement and the resulting problems. Süssheim met İsma’il Hakkı in Cairo in 1908 and kept in contact with him later. The texts offer a lively picture of Istanbul and Cairo in the early years of the 20th century, the repressive regime of Sultan Abdulhamid II and the heady days of the Young Turk revolution of July 1908.


Battling Smallpox Before Vaccination

Battling Smallpox Before Vaccination

Author: Jennifer D. Penschow

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9789004465374

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"When smallpox inoculation entered western medical practice in 1721 it aroused considerable controversy. A broad-based cohort of enlightened Germans such as publishers, poets, pastors and elite women attempted to dispel the doubts and encourage the innovative procedure. Yet many parents remained fearful, and the contagiousness of inoculation also necessitated a new approach. National pride in the past defeat of bubonic plague aroused optimism that smallpox could be banished using a similar strategy. The arrival in 1800 of Jenner's vaccine ended the debates by offering yet another promising new approach. Battling Smallpox before Vaccination explores the social and medical impacts of inoculation. It offers belated recognition for the valiant attempts of the many protagonists battling against the so-called 'murdering angel' before Edward Jenner's discovery of vaccination. It provides a comprehensive description and penetrating analysis of the understanding and perception of smallpox, the propagation of pro-inoculation information, varied reactions to inoculation, and debates over the idealistic goal of eradicating smallpox"--


Arabs and Young Turks

Arabs and Young Turks

Author: Hasan Kayali

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-09-01

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 052091757X

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Arabs and Young Turks provides a detailed study of Arab politics in the late Ottoman Empire as viewed from the imperial capital in Istanbul. In an analytical narrative of the Young Turk period (1908-1918) historian Hasan Kayali discusses Arab concerns on the one hand and the policies of the Ottoman government toward the Arabs on the other. Kayali's novel use of documents from the Ottoman archives, as well as Arabic sources and Western and Central European documents, enables him to reassess conventional wisdom on this complex subject and to present an original appraisal of proto-nationalist ideologies as the longest-living Middle Eastern dynasty headed for collapse. He demonstrates the persistence and resilience of the supranational ideology of Islamism which overshadowed Arab and Turkish ethnic nationalism in this crucial transition period. Kayali's study reaches back to the nineteenth century and highlights both continuity and change in Arab-Turkish relations from the reign of Abdulhamid II to the constitutional period ushered in by the revolution of 1908. Arabs and Young Turks is essential for an understanding of contemporary issues such as Islamist politics and the continuing crises of nationalism in the Middle East.


Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire

Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire

Author: Ga ́bor A ́goston

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2010-05-21

Total Pages: 689

ISBN-13: 1438110251

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Presents a comprehensive A-to-Z reference to the empire that once encompassed large parts of the modern-day Middle East, North Africa, and southeastern Europe.