The city's pleasures : Istanbul in the eighteenth century / Shirine Hamadeh.

Author/creator Hamadeh, Shirine
Format Book
Publication InfoSeattle : University of Washington Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxii, 350 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesPublications on the Near East
Publications on the Near East, University of Washington. ^A155431
Contents Note on transliteration -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The conquest of the Bosphorus -- Architecture, ceremonial, and exhibitionism -- Splash and spectacle -- Public spaces and public order -- In and out of the poetic canon -- Building histories in verse -- Fruits, flowers, and sensory pleasures -- East, west, and the appeal of novelty -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-340) and index.
LCCN 2006037591
ISBN9780295986678 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0295986670 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DR730 .H34 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold