{"product_id":"geography-of-the-great-powers-ottoman-book-1922-empire-education-with-many-maps","title":"Geography of the Great Powers Ottoman Book 1922 Empire Education with many Maps","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBüyük Devletler Coğrafyası (Geography of the Great Powers) – Volume II – Callouedec, Louis – Translated by Yusuf Behçet, 1340 (c. 1922)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"597\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis original Ottoman Turkish geography textbook, titled Büyük Devletler Coğrafyası (Geography of the Great Powers), is Volume II of a work by the French geographer Louis Callouedec, translated into Ottoman Turkish by Yusuf Behçet. Published in Istanbul by Matbaa-i Âmire in 1340 (approximately 1922), the work represents a substantial educational translation of contemporary French geographical scholarship for Ottoman Turkish-speaking students.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"1134\"\u003eThe book examines geography through three principal fields: physical, human and economic geography. Its physical geography sections discuss the landforms, mountains, rivers, climate, vegetation and soils of the countries covered, while the human geography sections address population distribution, ethnic and cultural composition, migration, urbanization and settlement patterns. The economic geography examines agriculture, livestock, mining, industrial production, trade routes and transportation networks such as railways and ports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1680\"\u003eThe work focuses on the major global powers of the early twentieth century, including Great Britain and its empire, France and its colonial possessions, the United States, Germany, Russia and Japan. Their geographical resources, populations, economic structures, industrial capacities and transportation networks are examined within the broader geographical framework of the period. As a translated geographical work, it also reflects the transmission of contemporary European geographical knowledge into Ottoman Turkish educational literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"2069\"\u003eThe book is illustrated and supported by geographical and statistical material, including maps, charts, statistical tables and photographs of cities and industrial areas. These visual elements complement the textual analysis and provide an important example of the increasingly systematic and data-oriented approach to geography education in the late Ottoman and early Republican period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2620\"\u003eAs a substantial educational publication printed in Istanbul during the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic, this volume is an interesting historical record of geographical education and the transmission of international geographical scholarship. Its focus on the world's major powers, combined with its maps, statistical material and illustrations, makes it particularly interesting for collectors and researchers of Ottoman Turkish educational books, historical geography and early twentieth-century geographical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"2704\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e• Title: Büyük Devletler Coğrafyası (Geography of the Great Powers)\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003e• Volume: II\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2746\"\u003e• Author: Louis Callouedec\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2748\" data-end=\"2774\"\u003e• Translator: Yusuf Behçet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2776\" data-end=\"2803\"\u003e• Language: Ottoman Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2805\" data-end=\"2850\"\u003e• Publication Year: 1340 (approximately 1922)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2852\" data-end=\"2884\"\u003e• Place of Publication: Istanbul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2886\" data-end=\"2923\"\u003e• Publisher \/ Printer: Matbaa-i Âmire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2925\" data-end=\"3015\"\u003e• Intended Use: Educational geography textbook translated from French geographical sources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3088\"\u003e• Subject: Physical, human and economic geography of major world powers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3090\" data-end=\"3230\"\u003e• Countries Covered: Great Britain and its colonies, France and its colonial empire, United States, Germany, Russia \/ Soviet Union and Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3369\"\u003e• Contents: Physical geography, population and settlement, economic resources, agriculture, industry, mining, commerce and transportation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3371\" data-end=\"3478\"\u003e• Visual Material: Includes maps, charts, statistical tables and photographs of cities and industrial areas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3640\"\u003e• Historical Context: An important educational geography publication from the transitional period between the late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3642\" data-end=\"3662\"\u003e• Binding: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3664\" data-end=\"3877\"\u003e• Collectible Significance: Particularly valuable for collectors and researchers of Ottoman Turkish books, historical geography, educational history, cartography and early twentieth-century geographical literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3879\" data-end=\"3972\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Condition: Hardcover binding. 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