{"product_id":"2026200007271-secondhand-the-last-of-the-dragomans","title":"The Last Of The Dragomans","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling work of diplomatic memoir and history, The Last of the Dragomans chronicles the remarkable career of Sir Andrew Ryan, one of Britain's most distinguished Levantine diplomats of the early twentieth century. Ryan details his decades of service in the Ottoman Empire and the turbulent Near East, offering an intimate firsthand account of the region's dramatic transformation during and after World War I. Written with the measured authority of a seasoned statesman, the narrative uncovers the inner workings of Ottoman politics, the collapse of an empire, and the complex web of British foreign policy as new nations emerged from the ruins of the old order. The term dragoman — a professional interpreter and diplomatic intermediary — serves as a fitting metaphor for Ryan's own role as a cultural and political bridge between East and West, and his reflections present a rare, authoritative perspective on a pivotal era in Middle Eastern history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887894769883,"sku":"2026200007271-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1d4c432e-59d2-4362-8c2d-67a172041126.png?v=1781748087","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007271-secondhand-the-last-of-the-dragomans","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}