03146nam 2200601 450 991045347420332120200520144314.01-4616-4347-30-7425-6217-4(CKB)2550000001142441(EBL)1354806(OCoLC)866439518(SSID)ssj0000985089(PQKBManifestationID)11546464(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000985089(PQKBWorkID)11016130(PQKB)11142248(MiAaPQ)EBC1354806(Au-PeEL)EBL1354806(CaPaEBR)ebr10921109(CaONFJC)MIL511823(EXLCZ)99255000000114244120140901h20082008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpies, scandals, and sultans Istanbul in the twilight of the Ottoman Empire : the first English translation of Egyptian Ibrahim al-Muwaylihi's Ma hanalik /Ibrahim al-Muwaylihi ; translated and introduced by Roger AllenLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,2008.©20081 online resource (195 p.)New Dialogues in PhilosophyIncludes index.1-299-80572-8 0-7425-6216-6 Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; A Note on Transliteration; The Later Ottoman Sultans; Introduction; The Translation; 1 Concerning the Circumstances of the Ottoman Sultanate; 2 Almabayn; 3 The Chief Secretary's Department in Almabayn; 4 The Almabaynjiyya Department in Almabayn; 5 The Department of the Chief Eunuch in Almabayn; 6 The Department of the Yavaran in Almabayn; 7 Spies; 8 Anniversary of the Sultan's Accession; 9 Spies (II); 10 Splendor of the Caliphate and Magnificence of the Sultanate; 11 Appointment to Ottoman Offices; 12 Court Proceedings in Istanbul; 13 Shaykhs14 Writing Ma Hunalik15 The Sultan; 16 Deposition of Sultans; Glossary; Index; About the Translator<i>Spies, Scandals, and Sultans</i> is the first English translation of a fascinating and acidly critical portrait of the Ottoman capital of Istanbul during the days of the Sultan Abd al-Hamid. This is the first time that the text, written by an Egyptian journalist and politician, has been available since 1896. Originally published as a series of newspaper articles in the mid-1890s, and then as a book entitled <i>Ma Hunalik</i>, the text was ordered to be banned and burned by the Sultan's representatives in Cairo. The ban was carried out, but a few copies survived, one of which has been used fNew Dialogues in PhilosophyIstanbul (Turkey)Description and travelTurkeyHistory1878-1909Electronic books.949.61/8015Muwayliḥī Ibrāhīm-1906,882720Allen Roger1942-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453474203321Spies, scandals, and sultans1971850UNINA