{"product_id":"the-muslim-bonaparte-9780691601823","title":"The Muslim Bonaparte","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e—Liana H. Theodoratou, New York University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e—Traian Stoianovich, Rutgers University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515467587927,"sku":"9780691601823","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-muslim-bonaparte-9780691601823","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}