city's pleasures
Subtitle: Istanbul in the eighteenth century
By: Shirine Hamadeh.
Series: Publications on the Near East; Publications on the Near East, University of Washington
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780295986678
Subjects: Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 18th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-340) and index.
Table of contents: title: Note on transliteration; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: The conquest of the Bosphorus; title: Architecture, ceremonial, and exhibitionism; title: Splash and spectacle; title: Public spaces and public order; title: In and out of the poetic canon; title: Building histories in verse; title: Fruits, flowers, and sensory pleasures; title: East, west, and the appeal of novelty; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Glossary; title: Selected bibliography; title: Index.