Background
Gocek, Fatma Muge was born on November 2, 1956 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Muzaffer and Gulsen (Ergorul) Gocek. came to the United States, 1981.
(What are the causes of imperial decline? This work studie...)
What are the causes of imperial decline? This work studies the Ottoman empire in the 18th and 19th centuries to argue that the Ottoman imperial decline resulted from a combination of Ottoman internal dynamics with external influences. Specifically, it contends that the split within the Ottoman social structure across ethno-religious lines interacted with the effects of war and commerce with the West to produce a bifurcated Ottoman bourgeoisie. This bourgeoisie, divided into disparate commercial and bureaucratic elements, was able to challenge the sultan but was ultimately unable to salvage the empire. Instead, the Ottoman empire was replaced by the Turkish nation-state and others in the Balkans and the Middle East. This work will appeal to students of sociology and Ottoman studies.
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(In 1720, an Ottoman ambassador was sent to the court of t...)
In 1720, an Ottoman ambassador was sent to the court of the Child King Louis XV to observe Western civilization and report on what he saw and how it could be applied in the Ottoman Empire. Based on the accounts of this ambassador, East Encounters West studies the impact of the West on the Ottoman empire and the impact of this Ottoman embassy on the two societies. In France, the presence of the embassy yielded only a brief fashion of Turquerie, whereas in the Ottoman empire, it yielded the first official printing press, signalling an important step toward Western style. Göçek here assesses the reasons behind these differential impacts through three factors: the Western technological advances, consequent commercial expansion, and the different reactions of various social groups in the Ottoman empire to these developments. Her analysis reveals a far-reaching and complex Westernization process that permeated Turkish society as it was approved and imported by dignitaries and eventually passed onto average households. Sketching the process of Westernization from the perspective of Easterners, this unique book throws new light on the cultural differences between these two major civilizations and on the nature of cultural transmission and diffusion.
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Gocek, Fatma Muge was born on November 2, 1956 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Muzaffer and Gulsen (Ergorul) Gocek. came to the United States, 1981.
Bachelor, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, 1979. Master of Arts, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, 1981. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1988.
Assistant professor sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1988. Gender advisory board University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, since 1989.
(What are the causes of imperial decline? This work studie...)
(In 1720, an Ottoman ambassador was sent to the court of t...)
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Member American Sociological Association, Middle Eastern Studies Association.
Married Charles Rohr Hammerslough II, May 15, 1983. 1 child, Alexander Shevket.