The Day of the Crescent
Glimpses of Old Turkey

Originally published in 1920, this book surveys the history and character of the people of Turkey through selected extracts from travelogues.

G. E. Hubbard (Author)

9781107679290, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 February 2014

286 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.42 kg

Originally published in 1920 on the eve of the Turkish Peace Treaty at the conclusion of WWI, this book surveys the history and character of the people of Turkey through selected extracts from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century travelogues made by Europeans of various social classes and professions. These documents record life, war, government, music and love in the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire from a Christian European perspective. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of Turkey and of Turkish interactions with Europeans.

Preface
Introduction
1. A little condensed history
2. The old seraglio and the adventures of an organ-builder
3. The Sultan's army
4. A palace audience
5. An embassy to the Grand Turke (1)
6. An embassy to the Grand Turke (2)
7. An embassy to the Grand Turke (3)
8. Two martial adventures (1)
9. Two martial adventures (2)
10. A Persian matter
11. The Sultan's navy
12. A dragoman's diary
13. A belated crusade
14. A bundle of gleanings
15. A prisoner in the galleys, etc. (1)
16. A prisoner in the galleys, etc. (2).

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]