Representing modern Istanbul : urban history and international institutions in twentieth century Beyoğlu / Enno Maessen.

Yer Numarası
A.IX/5010
ISBN
9780755637461 (HB)
9780755634748 (ePDF)
9780755637485 (eBook)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Eser Adının Farklı Biçimi
Representing modern İstanbul
Basım Bildirimi
First published [1. baskı].
Yayın Bilgisi
London : I. B. Tauris, 2022.
Fiziksel Niteleme
vii, 198 sayfa : resim, harita ; 24 cm.
Genel Not
İndeks s. [193]-198.
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Bibliyografya s. [178]-192.
İçindekiler Notu
Istanbul and Beyoğlu in historical perspective -- Galata/Club Teutonia and the Bosporus Germans -- Yesilçam Street/cinema in Beyoğlu and urban resistance -- Galatasaray/Galatasaray Lisesi: Turkishness alafranga -- İstiklal Caddesi/English High School for Girls -- Tünel/The German High School: pivot of German cultural diplomacy.
Özet, vb.
“Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul would lose its position as capital yet remain a crucial urban centre in the new Turkish republic. Since the 1950s it has undergone a metamorphosis from a mid-sized city to a megapolis. Beyoglu, historically represented as its most 'cosmopolitan' district and home to European embassies and cultural institutions, is a microcosm of these changes. This book explores the urban history of Beyoglu via a series of case studies which use previously unexamined archival material to tell the story of its local and international institutions. From the German Teutonia club and a centre point of Turkey's cinema culture to influential francophone, British and German schools which educated many of Turkey's future elite, the book charts the shifting identities of the residents of the district. These case studies reveal the effects of changing political circumstances, from the rise of nationalism to Turkey's place in the Cold War, as well as critically examining Beyoglu's legacy as a multicultural centre. In the process, the book reveals a picture of resilience, cross-cultural contact and provides an important contribution to our understanding of present-day and historical Istanbul and Beyoglu“ -- Yayıncı.