A. Holly Shissler
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Ada Holly Shissler is an Associate Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish History in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago
and former Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago
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Professor Shissler graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), under the guidance of the great Ottoman historian Stanford Shaw. Her dissertation on Ahmet Ağaoğlu was recently published by I. B. Taurus. After obtaining her PhD, she taught at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
, before coming to the University of Chicago. In addition to her professorial duties, she also served as the Assistant Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago from 2004 to 2007. Professor Shissler's research interests include: Ottoman History, History of the Early Turkish Republic, Modern Middle Eastern History, Nationalism, and Intellectual History in general.
Islamic scholars
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and former Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago
Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago is a National Resource Center for the study of a region extending from Morocco in the West to Kazakhstan in the East. As a result, this Area Center covers some of the most important and controversial regions - including North...
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Professor Shissler graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), under the guidance of the great Ottoman historian Stanford Shaw. Her dissertation on Ahmet Ağaoğlu was recently published by I. B. Taurus. After obtaining her PhD, she taught at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
, before coming to the University of Chicago. In addition to her professorial duties, she also served as the Assistant Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago from 2004 to 2007. Professor Shissler's research interests include: Ottoman History, History of the Early Turkish Republic, Modern Middle Eastern History, Nationalism, and Intellectual History in general.
Published works
Between Two Empires: Ahmet Ağaoğlu and the New Turkey. New York: I.B. Taurus, 2002.See also
Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of ChicagoCenter for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago is a National Resource Center for the study of a region extending from Morocco in the West to Kazakhstan in the East. As a result, this Area Center covers some of the most important and controversial regions - including North...
Islamic scholars
External links
- http://www.cmes.uchicago.edu - Center for Middle Eastern Studies website (University of Chicago)
- http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/facultypages/shissler/index.html - Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations page