Bouquet, Olivier. Vie et mort d’un grand vizier: Halil Hamid Pacha (1736-1785). Biographie de l’Empire ottoman
Bouquet, Olivier. Vie et mort d’un grand vizier: Halil Hamid Pacha (1736-1785). Biographie de l’Empire ottoman
Author(s): Anaïs MassotSubject(s): History, The Ottoman Empire, Book-Review
Published by: Burhan Çağlar
Keywords: Ottoman State; Middle East; Everyday life; Political History; Microhistory; Material History; Ottoman Bureaucracy:
Summary/Abstract: Review of: Bouquet, Olivier. Vie et mort d’un grand vizier: Halil Hamid Pacha (1736-1785). Biographie de l’Empire ottoman. Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2022. 640 Page. ISBN: 9782251452432 Olivier Bouquet, in this well-documented and illustrated masterpiece, grants us entry into the Ottoman world through the life of Grand vizier Halil Hamid Pacha (1736-1785), a “dignitary navigating between the pole of desire and the principle of totality”. After monographs on pashas and diplomats, Bouquet tackles the highest kul (servant) of the Ottoman sultan, the Grand vizier in this new book.
Journal: Kadim
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 225-228
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English