{"product_id":"the-ottoman-city-between-east-and-west-aleppo-izmir-and-istanbul-hardback-9780521643047","title":"The Ottoman City between East and West; Aleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul (Hardback) 9780521643047","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ottoman City between East and West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pioneering challenge to the orientalist perception of the Islamic city.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdhem Eldem (Author), Daniel Goffman (Author), Bruce Masters (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521643047, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 November 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 6 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 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\"The book overall is a major contribution to Middle Eastern studies.  It is a pioneering effort in urban comparative studies that sheds much light on the physical transformation of the Ottoman city across the centuries.\"   Abdul-Karim Rafeq\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eStudies of early-modern Islamic cities have stressed the atypical or the idiosyncratic. This bias derives largely from orientalist presumptions that they were in some way substandard or deviant. The first purpose of this volume is to normalize Ottoman cities, to demonstrate how, on the one hand, they resembled cities generally and how, on the other, their specific histories individualized them. The second purpose is to challenge the previous literature and to negotiate an agenda for future study. By considering the narrative histories of Aleppo, Izmir and Istanbul, the book offers a departure from the piecemeal methods of previous studies, emphasizing their importance during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and highlighting their essentially Ottoman character. While the essays provide an overall view, each can be approached separately. Their exploration of the sources and the agendas of those who have conditioned scholarly understanding of these cities will make them essential student reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: was there an Ottoman city? 1. Aleppo: the Ottoman Empire's caravan city Bruce Masters\u003cbr\u003e 2. Izmir: from village to colonial port city Daniel Goffman\u003cbr\u003e 3. Istanbul: from imperial to peripheralized capital Edhem Eldem\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: contexts and characteristics\u003cbr\u003e Works consulted\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Modern%20history%20to%2020th%20century:%20c%201700%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHBLL%5D%22\"\u003eHBLL\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913231917336,"sku":"9780521643047","price":88.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521643047i_25246018-c42d-4504-a4a6-f9b501722dc5.jpg?v=1691379441","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ottoman-city-between-east-and-west-aleppo-izmir-and-istanbul-hardback-9780521643047","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}