The Uses of Oppression
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The Uses of Oppression
The Uses of Oppression
The Uses of Oppression follows the development of the Ottoman Greek press in the nineteenth century. It employs the vivid reflections of editors, correspondents, advertisers, commentators, and readers to view the everyday lives of a generation caught up in radical social and political changes, including the period of reforms known as Tanzimat.
During the middle decades of the nineteenth century, a generation of Ottoman Greeks was caught up in radical social and political changes, including the period of reforms known as Tanzimat. The Ottoman Greek press was both a product and an agent of these changes.
The Uses of Oppression follows the development of the Ottoman Greek press from its birth in 1830 until 1862, employing the vivid reflections of its editors, correspondents, advertisers, commentators, and readers as a lens through which to view the everyday lives of this generation of Ottoman Greeksβtheir social aspirations, their reactions to political events, their reception of Western-style norms, and other contemporary issues.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780674293984
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Illustration: 5 illus.
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 276
About the Author
Marina Sakali, Lady Marks, holds a PhD in history from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, and is the chairman of the Michael Marks Charitable Trust. She has been awarded the Order of Merit by the Sovereign Order of Malta for her philanthropic work.
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