A Journey Through Europe
Written by Ahmet Mithat Efendi in 1889, this work is one of the most important travel books reflecting the perspective of post-Tanzimat Ottoman intellectuals on the West. The observations he recorded during his travels to Europe are not only a memoir of the journey but also reveal the intellectual background of Ottoman modernization.
The work describes cultural life, urban planning, scientific advancements, theater, museums, educational institutions, and daily life through France, Germany, Switzerland, and other European countries. While Ahmet Mithat describes the progress of the West with admiration, he also discusses what Ottoman society could learn from these developments. Thus, the work becomes both a travelogue and a vivid document of modernization debates.
"A Journey Through Europe" remains valuable today because, by portraying 19th-century Europe through Ottoman eyes, it offers one of the most sincere and colorful examples of East-West comparison.
Author: Ahmet Mithat Efendi
Publisher: Dergah Publications
ISBN: 9789759959746
Binding: Paperback
Language: Turkish
Dimensions: 13.5 x 21 cm
Number of Pages: 1064 pages
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