{"product_id":"the-house-of-sciences-ekmeleddin-ihsanoglu-9780190051556","title":"The House of Sciences: The First Modern University in the Muslim World","description":"Following a string of military defeats at the end of the eighteenth century, Ottoman leaders realized that their classical traditions and institutions could not compete with Russia and the European states' technological and economic superiority.One of a series of nineteenth-century reform initiatives was the creation of a European-style university called \u003cem\u003edar?f?un\u003c\/em\u003e. From the Arabic words \u003cem\u003edar\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning \"house,\" and \u003cem\u003ef?un\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning \"sciences,\" the \u003cem\u003edar?f?un\u003c\/em\u003e would incorporate the western sciences into deeply entrenched academic traditions and institutions in an effort to bridge the gap with Europe. The completely new institution, distinct from the existing pre-modern \u003cem\u003emedreses\u003c\/em\u003e, was modeled after the French educational system and created an infrastructure for national universities in Turkey and some of the Arab-speaking provinces. It also influenced the establishment of universities in Iran and Afghanistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEkmeleddin Ihsanoglu's study sheds new light on an important and pioneering experiment in East-West relations, tracking the multifaceted transformation at work in Istanbul during the transition from classical to modern modes of scientific education. Out of this intellectual ferment, a new Ottoman Turkish scientific language developed, the terminology of which served as a convenient vehicle for expressing and teaching modern science throughout the Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190051558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190051556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44449910685951,"sku":"9780190051556","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_713634fd-a215-458b-a2b4-cd6428101a15.jpg?v=1698501707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-of-sciences-ekmeleddin-ihsanoglu-9780190051556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}