{"product_id":"gateway-to-the-mediterranean-an-environmental-history-of-late-ottoman-izmir-hardback-9781009607261","title":"Gateway to the Mediterranean; An Environmental History of Late Ottoman Izmir (Hardback) 9781009607261","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGateway to the Mediterranean\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Environmental History of Late Ottoman Izmir\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis exploration of Ottoman Izmir is the first book-length study of a Mediterranean port city through an environmental historical lens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOnur İnal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009607261, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'For over a decade, Onur İnal has played a key role in consolidating the field of Ottoman environmental history. We are now fortunate to have his vivid “Gateway to the Mediterranean”, which traces how the port city of Izmir and its hinterland were transformed in the late nineteenth century … It richly and lucidly captures the transformation of Izmir and its hinterland. It will be of interest to environmental historians and those thinking more broadly about the relationship between port cities and their hinterlands around the world.' Samuel Dolbee, International Review of Social History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis in-depth exploration of Ottoman Izmir is the first book to study a Mediterranean port city through an environmental historical lens. Onur İnal documents the development of this major Eastern Mediterranean port-city from small coastal town, to transport hub, to a gateway linking the river valleys of Western Anatolia to worldwide markets. Key to this evolution, he argues, was the relationship between a city and countryside which not only shared a common past, but fundamentally reshaped each other during the years of the late Ottoman Empire. Introducing a cast of both human and non-human historical actors, including camels, horses and micro-organisms, İnal demonstrates the transformative impact of their interaction on the city and its hinterlands. By proposing the 'gateway city' model, this rich analysis provides an alternative way to understand the creation of an integrated economic and ecological space in Western Anatolia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Spelling and Pronunciation\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Dates and Place Names\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Complexity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Nature on the Move\u003cbr\u003e 3. Animal Power\u003cbr\u003e 4. Tracks of Change\u003cbr\u003e 5. Golden Promise\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fiber of Fortune\u003cbr\u003e 7. Flavors of the Sun\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Gateway\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415669338392,"sku":"9781009607261","price":77.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009607261i.jpg?v=1784421551","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gateway-to-the-mediterranean-an-environmental-history-of-late-ottoman-izmir-hardback-9781009607261","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}