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3 produkter
First Capital of the Ottoman Empire
The Religious, Architectural, and Social History of Bursa
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
434 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
From 1326 to 1402, Bursa, known to the Byzantines as Prousa, served as the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. It retained its spiritual and commercial importance even after Edirne (Adrianople) in Thrace, and later Constantinople (Istanbul), functioned as Ottoman capitals. Yet, to date, no comprehensive study has been published on the city’s role as the inaugural center of a great empire. In works by art and architectural historians, the city has often been portrayed as having a small or insignificant pre-Ottoman past, as if the Ottomans created the city from scratch. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. In this book, rooted in the author’s archaeological experience, Suna Çagaptay tells the story of the transition from a Byzantine Christian city to an Islamic Ottoman one, positing that Bursa was a multi-faith capital where we can see the religious plurality and modernity of the Ottoman world. The encounter between local and incoming forms, as this book shows, created a synthesis filled with nuance, texture, and meaning. Indeed, when one looks more closely and recognizes that the contributions of the past do not threaten the authenticity of the present, a richer and more accurate narrative of the city and its Ottoman accommodation emerges.
First Capital of the Ottoman Empire
The Religious, Architectural, and Social History of Bursa
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
1 476 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
From 1326 to 1402, Bursa, known to the Byzantines as Prousa, served as the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. It retained its spiritual and commercial importance even after Edirne (Adrianople) in Thrace, and later Constantinople (Istanbul), functioned as Ottoman capitals. Yet, to date, no comprehensive study has been published on the city’s role as the inaugural center of a great empire. In works by art and architectural historians, the city has often been portrayed as having a small or insignificant pre-Ottoman past, as if the Ottomans created the city from scratch. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. In this book, rooted in the author’s archaeological experience, Suna Çagaptay tells the story of the transition from a Byzantine Christian city to an Islamic Ottoman one, positing that Bursa was a multi-faith capital where we can see the religious plurality and modernity of the Ottoman world. The encounter between local and incoming forms, as this book shows, created a synthesis filled with nuance, texture, and meaning. Indeed, when one looks more closely and recognizes that the contributions of the past do not threaten the authenticity of the present, a richer and more accurate narrative of the city and its Ottoman accommodation emerges.
Mapping Cities in the MENA Region
Visualising the Untold Narratives of Heritage
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
593 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Dieser Band umreißt die Entwicklung von acht Städten im Nahen Osten und in Nordafrika: Aleppo, Alexandria, Ankara, Kairo, Casablanca, Dubai, Nouakchott und Shiraz. Osmanische Herrschaft und die französischen oder britischen Kolonialmächte wirkten in diesen Städten auf unterschiedliche Weise und über verschiedene Zeiträume hinweg auf Architektur und Stadtbild ein. Globale Bewegungen wie der Modernismus und der Sozialismus formten die Stadtbilder neu. Anhand von Karten, Skizzen und anderem Bildmaterial wird nachgezeichnet, wie die osmanische Zeit, die Kolonialmächte und die Regierungen nach der Unabhängigkeit diese Städte verändert haben. Klassenunterschiede, informelle Siedlungen und entwertetes bauliches Erbe sind häufige städtische Probleme, mit denen die Städte der MENA-Region auch heute noch konfrontiert sind. Konzentriert sich auf die politischen und sozialen Entwicklungen, die die gebaute Umwelt jeder Stadt beeinflussen Erörtert alle Arten des baulichen Erbes und Formen der Architektur in den acht Beispielstädten Veranschaulicht die städtische Entwicklung durch viele farbige Karten, Skizzen und Diagramme