Selim Deringil
Professor of history at the Lebanese American University and author/editor of works on late Ottoman history, presenting translations and analysis of Ottoman memoirs from World War I in this episode.
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Jun 3, 2019 • 31min
Selim Deringil on the Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands
Selim Deringil, professor of history at the Lebanese American University and translator-editor of Ottoman wartime memoirs. He discusses why translating Eastern theatre memoirs matters, reframes the Middle Eastern fronts alongside the Western Front, and recounts vivid local memories from Beirut and Medina. He also explores wartime politics, the Arab Revolt's legacy, and shifting Turkish attitudes toward World War I.
