Port Cities of the Eastern Mediterranean (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108477376)

Eastern Mediterranean port cities, such as Constantinople, Smyrna, and Salonica, have long been sites of fascination. Known for their vibrant and diverse populations, the dynamism of their economic and cultural exchanges, and their form of relatively peaceful co-existence in a turbulent age, many would label them as models of cosmopolitanism. In this study, Malte Fuhrmann examines changes in the histories of space, consumption, and identities in the nineteenth and early twentieth century while the Mediterranean became a zone of influence for European powers. Giving voice to the port cities' forgotten inhabitants, Fuhrmann explores how their urban populations adapted to European practices, how entertainment became a marker of a Europeanized way of life, and consuming beer celebrated innovation, cosmopolitanism and mixed gender sociability. At the same time, these adaptations to a European way of life were modified according to local needs, as was the case for the new quays, streets, and buildings. Revisiting leisure practises as well as the formation of class, gender, and national identities, Fuhrmann offers an alternative view on the relationship between the Islamic World and Europe.

Author: Malte Fuhrmann
ISBN-10: 1108477372
ISBN-13: 9781108477376
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2020
Pages: 444
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2021