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Book SynopsisAli Pasha of Ioannina (?1750-1822), the Ottoman-appointed governor of the northern mainland of Greece, was a towering figure in Ottoman, Greek, and European history. Based on an array of literatures, paintings, and musical scores, this is the first English-language critical biography about him in recent decades. K. E. Fleming shows that the British
Trade Review"K. E. Fleming . . . raises significant questions about the dynamic complexity of cultural representation. [She] invites the critical rethinking of a number of crucial notions such as hegemony, power, and history."
—Liana H. Theodoratou, New York University"K. E. Fleming shows that the cultural representation of Ali Pasha by the West was not simply nor mainly a way of dominating him. It was also a process by which Ali Pasha was able to limit that domination, and, for a time, even turn it around. An interesting and sound undertaking."
—Traian Stoianovich, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgments1Introduction32Historiography, Historical Context, Sources, and a Brief Biography183Ali and the Economy of Ioannina364Ethnicity, Language, and Religion: The Bases for Nationalism within Ali's Borders575The European Context: An Overview706Initial Contact with the French787The Russo-Turkish Alliance, the Septinsular Republic, and the British958Orientalist Strategies1189Orientalist Themes13510Ali's Manipulation of the Orientalist Image15611Conclusion181Bibliography187Index201
