Ottomans Imagining Japan

1. Introduction
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Part I. Seeking out “Modern” within the International Arena

2. Framing Power and the Need to Reverse
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3. The Ottoman Empire between Europe and Asia
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4. Asia in Danger: Ottoman-Japanese Diplomacy and Failures
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Part II. Defining “Modern” in the Ottoman Microcosm

5. Ottoman Politics and the Japanese Model
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6. The Young Turk Regime and the Japanese Model after 1908: “Eastern” Essence, “Western” Science, Ottoman Notions of “Terakkî” and “Medeniyet” (Progress and Civilization)
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7. Politics, Cultural Identity, and the Japanese Example
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8. Ottoman Egypt Demands Independence: Egyptian Identity, East and West, Christian and Muslim
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9. Conclusion: Competing Narratives, Ottoman Successor States, and “Non-Western” Modernity
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Keywords: History, Modern History, World History, Global and Transnational History, Asian History, History of the Middle East, Social History, History of Japan