Pages: 256
Contributions by: Isa Blumi, Johann Büssow, Erkan Gürpinar, Vilma Hastaouglou-Martinidis, Constantin Iordachi, Vangelis Kechriotis, Biray Kolluoglu Kirli, Faruk Tabak, Meltem Toksöz, Caglar Keydar, Carla Keyvanian, Cristina Pallini
Töksoz, Meltem and Biray Kolluoglu (eds.)
Cities of the Mediterranean: From the Ottomans to the Present Day
»The Eastern Mediterranean is one of the world's most vibrant and vital commercial centres and for centuries the region's cities and ports have been at the heart of East-West trade. Taking a full and comprehensive look at the region as a whole rather than isolating individual cities or distinct cultures, Cities of the Mediterranean offers a fresh and original portrait of the entire region, from the 16th century to the present. In this ambitious inter-disciplinary study, the authors examine the relationships between the Eastern Mediterranean port cities and their hinterlands as well as inland and provincial cities from many different perspectives - political, economic, international and ecological - without prioritising either Ottoman Anatolia, or the Ottoman Balkans, or the Arab provinces in order to think of the Eastern Mediterranean world as a coherent whole. Wide-ranging in scope, Cities of the Mediterranean explores diverse topics, weaving together history, sociology, geography, cartography, politics and economics.«
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