Ottoman Izmir: The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Port, 1840-1880
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Ottoman Izmir: The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Port, 1840-1880
By (Author) Sibel Zandi-Sayek
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st February 2012
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of architecture
711.4
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 178mm, Height 254mm, Spine 23mm
Description
Between 1840 and 1880, the Eastern Mediterranean port of Izmir (Smyrna) underwent constant change. A modern harbor that welcomed international steamships and new railway lines that transported a cornucopia of products transformed the physical city. Migrants, seasonal workers, and transient sailors thronged into an already diverse metropolis, helping to double the population to 200,000. Simultaneously, Ottoman officials and enterprising citizens vied to control and reform the city's administrative and legal institutions.
Reviews
"Late Ottoman Izmir provides a fascinating case study for Sibel Zandi-Sayeks book. Her analysis of the physical settings and her use of architecture and urban forms as primary documents to understand the social fabric make her approach particularly intriguing."Zeynep Celik, Distinguished Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Author Bio
Sibel Zandi-Sayek is associate professor of art history and codirector of the Middle East Studies Program and the Asian Studies Initiative at the College of William and Mary.
