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Imperial Classroom: Islam, the State, and Education in the Late Ottoman Empire

By Benjamin C. Fortna

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2002
ISBN
0199248400, 9780199248407
Open Library ID
OL9398570M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15618941 bytes)
Pages
280\149
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Drawing on a wide array of primary material, ranging from archival reports to textbooks and classroom maps, Benjamin C. Fortna provides a detailed scholarly analysis of the Ottoman educational endeavour, revealing its fascinating mix of Western and indigenous influences. Focusing on such key areas as curricular change, daily life, geography, and Islamic morality, Fortna presents new evidence about schooling in the late Ottoman Empire and offers a new interpretation of its place in the history of the modern Middle East.

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