French Revolutionaries in the Ottoman Empire
Diplomacy, Political Culture, and the Limiting of Universal Revolution, 1792-1798
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 12 January 2017
- ISBN 9780198759966
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages300 pages
- Size 240x161x22 mm
- Weight 584 g
- Language English
- Illustrations black and white maps and illustrations 0
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Short description:
An unusual view of the French Revolution as one of moderation and compromise, transforming not only the French state, but territories throughout the world. This volume focuses on its impact across the Ottoman Empire, shedding new light on the global repercussions of the French Revolution and on French revolutionary foreign politics and diplomacy.
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The effects of the French Revolution reached far beyond the confines of France itself. The Ottoman Empire, ancient ally and major trading partner of France, was not immune from the repercussions of the 'Age of Revolutions', especially since it was home to permanent French communities with a certain legal autonomy. French Revolutionaries in the Ottoman Empire examines, for the first time, the political and cultural impact of the French Revolution on Franco-Ottoman relations, as well as on the French communities of the Ottoman Empire. The modern interpretation of revolutionary ideological expansionism is strongly influenced by the famous propaganda decree of 19 November 1792 which promised 'fraternity and help to all peoples who wish to recover their liberty', as well as the well-studied efforts to export the Revolution into the territories conquered by the revolutionary armies and to the various Sister Republics. Against all expectations, however, French revolutionaries in the Ottoman Empire exhibited neither a 'crusading mentality' nor a heightened readiness to use force in order to achieve ideological goals. Instead, as this volume shows, in matters of diplomacy as well as in the administration of French expatriate communities, revolutionary policies were applied in an extremely circumspect fashion. The focus on the effects of the French regime change outside of France offers valuable new insights into the revolutionary process itself, which will revise common assumptions about French revolutionary diplomacy. In addition, Pascal Firges takes a close look at the establishment of the new political culture of the French Revolution within the transcultural context of the French expatriate communities of the Ottoman Empire, which serves as a thought-provoking point of comparison for the emergence and development of French revolutionary political culture.
Out of several well-trodden subjects-the French Revolution, diplomatic history, and the beginnings of decline in the Ottoman Empire-Pascal Firges has produced something exciting and fresh...French Revolutionaries in the Ottoman Empire offers a valuable contribution to the fields of both Ottoman and French history...More and more excellent studies are demonstrating in myriad ways the many and complex ways European and Ottoman history has always been intertwined. This book contributes admirably to that larger goal.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Diplomats and expatriates in the Ottoman Empire during the French Revolution
Part I Franco-Ottoman relations during the Revolution
The end of the French diplomatic ancien ré
©me
Negotiating for a besieged Republic: Franco-Ottoman diplomacy in 1793
Negotiating for a victorious Republic: Franco-Ottoman diplomacy 1794-1798
Part II From Paris to Istanbul: French revolutionary foreign policy and diplomatic practice
Neglect or refusal? The revolutionary government's attitude towards Franco-Ottoman negotiations during the Terror
Between innovation and continuity: French revolutionary political culture and diplomatic practice
Self-containment or world revolution? The purpose of French revolutionary propaganda
Part III Regime change in the French communities of the Levant, 1792-1795
Forgotten by liberty? Regime change and the challenges to consular authority in the Levant
On silent feet: Stabilizing the regime change in the French communities
Turning expatriates into citizens: The emergence of a new political culture in the French communities of the Levant
Conclusion: The French Revolution on silent feet
