The Ottoman City Between East And West: Aleppo, Izmir, And Istanbul
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At the crossroads of empire and commerce, The Ottoman City between East and West: Aleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul presents a groundbreaking comparative study of three of the Ottoman world's most dynamic urban centres, tracing how each city navigated the turbulent currents of trade, cultural exchange, and imperial power from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. Through the lens of Aleppo's mercantile cosmopolitanism, Izmir's explosive commercial growth, and Istanbul's role as the imperial capital, the authors chronicle how local societies negotiated their identities amid the relentless pressures of European economic expansion and Ottoman statecraft. Edhem Eldem, Daniel Goffman, and Bruce Masters combine their formidable expertise to produce a work of rare analytical depth, weaving together archival sources and social history to illustrate the complex interplay between the Ottoman centre and its provincial peripheries. Challenging the tired binary of East versus West, the authors argue convincingly that these cities were not passive recipients of Western influence but active participants in shaping a hybrid modernity — a revelation that fundamentally reframes our understanding of the pre-modern Middle East and invites the reader to reconsider everything they thought they knew about the Ottoman urban world.
Author: Edhem Eldem, Daniel Goffman And Bruce Masters
Format: Hardback
Published: 1999, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of empire and commerce, The Ottoman City between East and West: Aleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul presents a groundbreaking comparative study of three of the Ottoman world's most dynamic urban centres, tracing how each city navigated the turbulent currents of trade, cultural exchange, and imperial power from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. Through the lens of Aleppo's mercantile cosmopolitanism, Izmir's explosive commercial growth, and Istanbul's role as the imperial capital, the authors chronicle how local societies negotiated their identities amid the relentless pressures of European economic expansion and Ottoman statecraft. Edhem Eldem, Daniel Goffman, and Bruce Masters combine their formidable expertise to produce a work of rare analytical depth, weaving together archival sources and social history to illustrate the complex interplay between the Ottoman centre and its provincial peripheries. Challenging the tired binary of East versus West, the authors argue convincingly that these cities were not passive recipients of Western influence but active participants in shaping a hybrid modernity — a revelation that fundamentally reframes our understanding of the pre-modern Middle East and invites the reader to reconsider everything they thought they knew about the Ottoman urban world.