»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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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