{"product_id":"ottoman-1924-new-general-history-book-with-many-maps-ali-resad-empire-arabian-peninsula","title":"Ottoman 1924 New General History  Book with many Maps Ali Reşad Empire Arabian Peninsula","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eYeni Tarih-i Umûmî – Volume II (New General History – Volume II), Kurûn-ı Vustâ ve Kurûn-ı Cedîde Evâili (The Middle Ages and the Beginning of the Modern Age) – Ali Reşad, 1340 (c. 1924)\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=\"209\" data-end=\"678\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eYeni Tarih-i Umûmî – Volume II (New General History – Volume II) is a history textbook by Ali Reşad, covering the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Age. The volume was specifically prepared for teaching in the second grade of the first level of the secondary schools, in accordance with the official 1340 (1924) curriculum. It therefore represents an important example of the changing educational system and textbook production in the early Republican period.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"1592\"\u003eAli Reşad Bey (1877–1929) was a highly productive Turkish historian, educator and author who lived through the final period of the Ottoman Empire and the early years of the Republic. Born in Lovech in 1877, he moved with his family to Istanbul as an infant following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and graduated from the prestigious Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane in 1897. Rather than pursuing an administrative career, he chose education and taught history at important institutions including Vefa, Kabataş and Galatasaray Sultanisi. He later held senior educational positions, including the directorship of the Istanbul Directorate of Education, the Darülmuallimîn-i Âliye, and a senior post within the Ottoman Ministry of Education. From 1915, he served as a professor of Medieval History at the Darülfünun and wrote numerous history textbooks for Ottoman schools. He died in Istanbul in 1929 at the age of 52.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"2029\"\u003eThe volume contains more than 200 historical illustrations and maps, as explicitly indicated in the publication, providing substantial visual support for the historical narrative. Its principal focus is the history of the Arab world and the emergence of Islam, followed by the transformation of Islamic political structures, the history of the Turks and their adoption of Islam, and the development of the Turkish presence in Anatolia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2461\"\u003eThe book examines the Oghuz Turks and their migrations into Anatolia, the Anatolian Seljuk period, the rise of Timur and the political developments of his reign, and the Ottoman Empire's recovery following the Battle of Ankara in 1402 and the subsequent Interregnum. European political and social developments during the same broad period are also included, placing Islamic and Turkish history within a wider historical framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2933\"\u003ePublished in Istanbul in 1340 (approximately 1924) by Kanaat Kitaphanesi, owned and published by İlyas, the volume is particularly interesting as a textbook produced in accordance with the 1924 curriculum. Its combination of extensive visual material and a strong emphasis on Islamic, Turkish and early Ottoman history makes it a valuable example of historical education during the transition from the late Ottoman educational tradition into the early Republican period.\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=\"2950\" data-end=\"3023\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e• Title: Yeni Tarih-i Umûmî – Volume II (New General History – Volume II)\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3044\"\u003e• Author: Ali Reşad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3156\"\u003e• Period Covered: Kurûn-ı Vustâ ve Kurûn-ı Cedîde Evâili (The Middle Ages and the Beginning of the Modern Age)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3158\" data-end=\"3247\"\u003e• Intended Audience: Students of the Second Grade of the First Level of Secondary Schools\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3249\" data-end=\"3368\"\u003e• Educational Status: Prepared in accordance with the official 1340 (1924) curriculum for teaching in secondary schools\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3370\" data-end=\"3468\"\u003e• Subject: General history, with particular emphasis on Islamic, Turkish and early Ottoman history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3470\" data-end=\"3544\"\u003e• Historical Coverage: The Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3650\"\u003e• Arab and Islamic History: The emergence and expansion of Islam and the early history of the Arab world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3773\"\u003e• Political History of Islam: The Four Rightly Guided Caliphs and the subsequent Umayyad and Abbasid political structures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3775\" data-end=\"3895\"\u003e• Turkish History: The conversion of the Turks to Islam and the development of the Turkish presence in the Islamic world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3897\" data-end=\"3990\"\u003e• Anatolian History: Oghuz migrations, settlement in Anatolia and the Anatolian Seljuk period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4096\"\u003e• Timur Period: Emir Timur, the establishment of his empire and the political developments of his period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4098\" data-end=\"4222\"\u003e• Ottoman History: The Battle of Ankara (1402), the Ottoman Interregnum and the subsequent re-establishment of Ottoman power\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4224\" data-end=\"4319\"\u003e• European History: Political and social developments in Europe during the corresponding period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4321\" data-end=\"4394\"\u003e• Illustrations and Maps: More than 200 historical illustrations and maps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4396\" data-end=\"4441\"\u003e• Publication Year: 1340 (approximately 1924)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4443\" data-end=\"4475\"\u003e• Place of Publication: Istanbul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4477\" data-end=\"4538\"\u003e• Publisher: Kanaat Kitaphanesi, owned and published by İlyas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4540\" data-end=\"4567\"\u003e• Language: Ottoman Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4739\"\u003e• Educational Significance: A textbook prepared according to the 1340 curriculum, reflecting the transformation of historical education during the early Republican period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4741\" data-end=\"4980\"\u003e• Author Significance: Ali Reşad was a prominent late Ottoman and early Republican historian and educator who taught at major Ottoman schools, served in senior educational positions and was a professor of Medieval History at the Darülfünun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4982\" data-end=\"5172\"\u003e• Historical Significance: An important educational publication covering Islamic, Turkish, Anatolian and early Ottoman history within a broader account of the medieval and early modern world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5174\" data-end=\"5418\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Collectible Significance: Particularly valuable for collectors and researchers of Ottoman Turkish books, early Republican educational history, Islamic history, Turkish history, Ottoman history, historical geography and illustrated schoolbooks\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default 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