Looking East: English Writing and the Ottoman Empire Before 1800

Looking East examines how English encounters with the Ottoman Empire helped shape national identities and imperial ambitions at a time when the English were seeking to find a place for themselves in the larger world beyond their insular realm. Engagingly written in an accessible style that will appeal to non-academic readers as well as scholars, this books demonstrates how the so-called 'conflict of civilizations' separating the Muslim East from the Christian West is a false and dangerous myth.

About the Author:
Gerald MacLean (FRAS, FRHistS) is Professor of English at the University of Exeter and Honorary Professor, University of Kent at Canterbury