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The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an Ottoman City in the Nineteenth Century by Zeynep Celik

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The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an Ottoman City in the Nineteenth Century Zeynep Celik
Language: English
Page: 201
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0295963646, 9780295963648
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Review

"Breaks new ground and is a most welcome exploration of an important and fascinating subject." -- Howard Crane, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

"Not only is this a superbly executed case study by a brilliant and knowledgeable scholar but, even more, it is an important contribution to the comparative study of city building." -- Janet Abu-Lughod, Middle Eastern Studies Association Bulletin

"The Remaking of Istanbul, although a decorative work in the best coffee table tradition, is a serious urban history of one of the world's great cities, at a critical period in its evolution." -- William Spencer, History

"elik adroitly recounts the remaking of Istanbul as a complex and at times curious story of the interrelation of style, technology, and power. Displaying a respectful and restrained command of the history of a city she clearly knows and loves, elik presents, in a straightforward and illuminating manner, the literal archaeology of Istanbul's layering of cultures, styles, and world movements." -- Paul Rabinow, Design Book Review
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About the Author

Zeynep Çelik is Associate Professor of Architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and author of Displaying the Orient: The Architecture of Islam at Nineteenth Century World's Fairs (California, 1992).
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