History in Fiction Financial Crises in the Ottoman Empire ... · - İlber Ortaylı Professor,...
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- Victoria Rowe Holbrook Istanbul Bilgi University Writing History Through Fiction - Jason Goodwin Writer and Historian The Turkish Time Two distinguished Ottoman scholars and novelists address the conundrums of “history” and “fiction” in literature. A fascinating topic that recalls passionate critical and theoretical debates on relationships between history and fiction that have sought answers to such questions as: “Is history fiction?” and “Is fiction history?” These questions have long been discussed and in recent years re-examined, as the evolving relationship between “history” and “fiction” is a strange and complex one that requires constant attention. What Hsu-Ming Teo wrote when discussing a series of recent books seems to apply: "Yet if historical fiction is not always history, it is always historiography". History in Fiction - Şevket Pamuk Professor of Economics and Economic History Bogaziçi University From Deficits to Dependence: Ottoman Experience with External Borrowing during the 19 th century - Kostas Kostis Professor, Department of Economics University of Athens Reforms and Crises. The Greek state at the end of the 19 th century This session tackles the issue of budget deficits in the late Ottoman Empire and the early Greek State (late 19th century) that inevitably led to external loans and ended with both countries being brought under European financial control. Two well- known economic historians approach the causes of these financial crises, the dynamics behind external borrowing, and its impact on the economic and political life of the Ottoman Empire and Greece. Financial Crises in the Ottoman Empire and Greece (19 th century) - Sinan Kuneralp Owner-Manager, The Isis Press Lying abroad for the Sultan: The loneliness of Ottoman diplomatists in the long 19 th century - İlber Ortaylı Professor, Galatasaray University The Modernist Virtue of Ottoman Bureaucratic Style The Ottoman Empire and the West: Two worlds apart? Or perhaps not? In this session two renowned historians analyze the close social connections between the Ottoman and the Western worlds by examining the issue of Ottoman bureaucracy and its role in assimilating new ideas and morals from Europe, and delving into the important role played by Ottoman diplomats in conveying the image of the Empire to the centers of Western power. The Long Encounter of the Ottoman Society with the West
Transcript of History in Fiction Financial Crises in the Ottoman Empire ... · - İlber Ortaylı Professor,...
- Victoria Rowe HolbrookIstanbul Bilgi UniversityWriting History Through Fiction
- Jason GoodwinWriter and HistorianThe Turkish TimeTwo distinguished Ottoman scholars andnovelists address the conundrums of“history” and “fiction” in literature. Afascinating topic that recalls passionatecritical and theoretical debates onrelationships between history and fictionthat have sought answers to suchquestions as: “Is history fiction?” and “Isfiction history?” These questions havelong been discussed and in recent yearsre-examined, as the evolving relationshipbetween “history” and “fiction” is astrange and complex one that requiresconstant attention. What Hsu-Ming Teowrote when discussing a series of recentbooks seems to apply: "Yet if historicalfiction is not always history, it is alwayshistoriography".
History in Fiction
- Şevket PamukProfessor of Economics and Economic HistoryBogaziçi UniversityFrom Deficits to Dependence:Ottoman Experience with ExternalBorrowing during the 19th century
- Kostas Kostis Professor, Department ofEconomics University of AthensReforms and Crises. The Greek stateat the end of the 19th centuryThis session tackles the issue of budgetdeficits in the late Ottoman Empire and theearly Greek State (late 19th century) thatinevitably led to external loans and endedwith both countries being brought underEuropean financial control. Two well-known economic historians approach thecauses of these financial crises, thedynamics behind external borrowing, andits impact on the economic and political lifeof the Ottoman Empire and Greece.
Financial Crises in the Ottoman Empireand Greece (19th century)
- Sinan KuneralpOwner-Manager, The Isis Press Lying abroad for the Sultan: Theloneliness of Ottoman diplomatistsin the long 19th century
- İlber OrtaylıProfessor, Galatasaray UniversityThe Modernist Virtue of OttomanBureaucratic StyleThe Ottoman Empire and the West: Twoworlds apart? Or perhaps not? In thissession two renowned historians analyzethe close social connections between theOttoman and the Western worlds byexamining the issue of Ottomanbureaucracy and its role in assimilatingnew ideas and morals from Europe, anddelving into the important role played byOttoman diplomats in conveying theimage of the Empire to the centers ofWestern power.
The Long Encounter of the OttomanSociety with the West
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