Kitap İncelemesi
HOPKIRK, PETER, BÜYÜK OYUN ORTA ASYA’DA GİZLİ SAVAŞ, TÜRKİYE İŞ BANKASI KÜLTÜR YAYINLARI, ÇEVİREN: RENAN AKMAN, I. BASKI, İSTANBUL 2022
Öz
Bu inceleme, 19. yüzyılda Britanya ve Rus imparatorlukları arasındaki Orta Asya jeopolitik rekabetini anlatan, popüler tarih alanında öncü eserlerden biri olan Peter Hopkirk’in The Great Game kitabını eleştirel bir perspektifle değerlendirmektedir. Hopkirk’in akıcı ve ilgi çekici anlatımı, bölgenin tarihsel dinamiklerine geniş okuyucu kitlesinin dikkatini çekmiş olsa da eser seyahatnamelere ve ikincil kaynaklara dayandığı için akademik titizlikten ve yerel aktörlerin sosyo-kültürel karmaşıklıklarını kapsamlı biçimde ele almaktan uzak kalmaktadır. Adeeb Khalid, Alexander Morrison ve diğer çağdaş araştırmacıların sunduğu disiplinlerarası ve detaylı çalışmalar, Hopkirk’in anlatısını sorgulamakta ve tamamlamaktadır. Ayrıca Sheila Miyoshi Jager’in The Other Great Game adlı eseri, “Büyük Oyun” kavramının coğrafi ve tarihsel sınırlarını genişleterek literatüre yeni bir bakış açısı kazandırmaktadır. Bu inceleme, Hopkirk’in eserini çağdaş tarih yazımı bağlamında konumlandırarak, eserin temel bir kaynak olmasına rağmen tamamlayıcı akademik çalışmalara ihtiyaç duyduğunu vurgulamaktadır.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- AÇIKGÖZ, Salim, Turkestan in the Accounts of British Travellers in the 19th Century, Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Yeditepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul, 2024.
- ANOOSHAHR, Ali, Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires: A Study of Politics and Invented Traditions, Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- BARTOLD, V. V., Turkestan Down to the Mongol Invasion. Translated by V. Minorsky, London, Luzac & Co., 1928.
- CONOLLY, Arthur, Journey to the North of India, Overland from England, Through Russia, Persia and Affghaunistan, Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, London 1834.
- CREWS, Robert D, For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia, Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 2006.
- DALRYMPLE, William, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839–42, Bloomsbury, London 2013.
- EDEN, Jeff, Slavery and Empire in Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- FROMKİN, David, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, Holt, New York 1989.
- JAGER, Sheila Miyoshi, The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2023.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2021.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2007.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform: Jadidism in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1998.
- MORRİSON, Alexander, The Russian Conquest of Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- SERGEEV, Evgeny, The Great Game, 1856–1907: Russo-British Relations in Central and East Asia, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- URBANSKY, Sören, Beyond the Steppe Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2020.
- YAPP, Malcolm, “The Legend of the Great Game”, Proceedings of the British Academy, cilt CXI, 2001, ss. 179–198.
HOPKIRK, PETER, THE GREAT GAME THE SECRET WAR IN CENTRAL ASIA, TRANSLATOR: RENAN AKMAN, 1st EDITION, TÜRKİYE İŞ BANKASI KÜLTÜR YAYINLARI, ISTANBUL, 2022
Öz
This review critically examines Peter Hopkirk’s The Great Game, a seminal popular history narrating the 19th-century geopolitical rivalry between the British and Russian empires in Central Asia. While Hopkirk’s engaging storytelling brought widespread attention to the region’s historical dynamics, the work’s reliance on travelogues and secondary sources limits its academic rigor, particularly regarding local agency and socio-cultural complexities. Recent scholarship by Adeeb Khalid, Alexander Morrison, and others provides nuanced, interdisciplinary insights that challenge and complement Hopkirk’s narrative. Furthermore, Sheila Miyoshi Jager’s The Other Great Game expands the conceptual boundaries of the “Great Game,” situating it within broader East Asian contexts. This review situates Hopkirk’s work within contemporary historiographical debates, underscoring its role as a foundational but partial account that invites further scholarly engagement.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- AÇIKGÖZ, Salim, Turkestan in the Accounts of British Travellers in the 19th Century, Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Yeditepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul, 2024.
- ANOOSHAHR, Ali, Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires: A Study of Politics and Invented Traditions, Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- BARTOLD, V. V., Turkestan Down to the Mongol Invasion. Translated by V. Minorsky, London, Luzac & Co., 1928.
- CONOLLY, Arthur, Journey to the North of India, Overland from England, Through Russia, Persia and Affghaunistan, Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, London 1834.
- CREWS, Robert D, For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia, Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 2006.
- DALRYMPLE, William, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839–42, Bloomsbury, London 2013.
- EDEN, Jeff, Slavery and Empire in Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- FROMKİN, David, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, Holt, New York 1989.
- JAGER, Sheila Miyoshi, The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2023.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2021.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2007.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform: Jadidism in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1998.
- MORRİSON, Alexander, The Russian Conquest of Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- SERGEEV, Evgeny, The Great Game, 1856–1907: Russo-British Relations in Central and East Asia, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- URBANSKY, Sören, Beyond the Steppe Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2020.
- YAPP, Malcolm, “The Legend of the Great Game”, Proceedings of the British Academy, cilt CXI, 2001, ss. 179–198.
Yıl 2025,
Cilt: 8 Sayı: 15, 100 - 108, 30.12.2025
Öz
Kaynakça
- AÇIKGÖZ, Salim, Turkestan in the Accounts of British Travellers in the 19th Century, Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Yeditepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul, 2024.
- ANOOSHAHR, Ali, Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires: A Study of Politics and Invented Traditions, Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- BARTOLD, V. V., Turkestan Down to the Mongol Invasion. Translated by V. Minorsky, London, Luzac & Co., 1928.
- CONOLLY, Arthur, Journey to the North of India, Overland from England, Through Russia, Persia and Affghaunistan, Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, London 1834.
- CREWS, Robert D, For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia, Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 2006.
- DALRYMPLE, William, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839–42, Bloomsbury, London 2013.
- EDEN, Jeff, Slavery and Empire in Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- FROMKİN, David, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, Holt, New York 1989.
- JAGER, Sheila Miyoshi, The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2023.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2021.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2007.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform: Jadidism in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1998.
- MORRİSON, Alexander, The Russian Conquest of Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- SERGEEV, Evgeny, The Great Game, 1856–1907: Russo-British Relations in Central and East Asia, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- URBANSKY, Sören, Beyond the Steppe Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2020.
- YAPP, Malcolm, “The Legend of the Great Game”, Proceedings of the British Academy, cilt CXI, 2001, ss. 179–198.
Yıl 2025,
Cilt: 8 Sayı: 15, 100 - 108, 30.12.2025
Öz
Kaynakça
- AÇIKGÖZ, Salim, Turkestan in the Accounts of British Travellers in the 19th Century, Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Yeditepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul, 2024.
- ANOOSHAHR, Ali, Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires: A Study of Politics and Invented Traditions, Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- BARTOLD, V. V., Turkestan Down to the Mongol Invasion. Translated by V. Minorsky, London, Luzac & Co., 1928.
- CONOLLY, Arthur, Journey to the North of India, Overland from England, Through Russia, Persia and Affghaunistan, Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, London 1834.
- CREWS, Robert D, For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia, Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 2006.
- DALRYMPLE, William, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839–42, Bloomsbury, London 2013.
- EDEN, Jeff, Slavery and Empire in Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- FROMKİN, David, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, Holt, New York 1989.
- JAGER, Sheila Miyoshi, The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2023.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2021.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2007.
- KHALİD, Adeeb, The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform: Jadidism in Central Asia, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1998.
- MORRİSON, Alexander, The Russian Conquest of Central Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- SERGEEV, Evgeny, The Great Game, 1856–1907: Russo-British Relations in Central and East Asia, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- URBANSKY, Sören, Beyond the Steppe Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2020.
- YAPP, Malcolm, “The Legend of the Great Game”, Proceedings of the British Academy, cilt CXI, 2001, ss. 179–198.
Toplam 16 adet kaynakça vardır.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
|---|---|
| Konular | Sosyal Bilimlerin Tarihi , Spesifik Alanların Tarihi (Diğer) |
| Bölüm | Kitap İncelemesi |
| Yazarlar | |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 31 Ağustos 2025 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 1 Aralık 2025 |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Aralık 2025 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 15 |