Download or read book The Ottoman City between East and West written by Edhem Eldem and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a pioneering reinterpretation, the authors challenge the orientalist perception of the Islamic city. By considering the histories of three Ottoman cities in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, they depart from the piecemeal methods of previous studies to emphasize the importance of these cities and to highlight their essentially Ottoman character. While the essays provide an overall view, each can be approached separately. Their exploration of the sources and the agendas of those who have conditioned our understanding of these cities will make them essential reading for students.