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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Iman Al-AttarPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9781032188102ISBN 10: 1032188103 Pages: 114 Publication Date: 19 September 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Illustrations v Introduction 1 Author’s note 4 The context of travel writing 5 Baghdad and the Ottoman Empire 9 One name and multiple locations 9 A unique city with a mysterious history 11 The Ottoman Empire 15 The perception of Ottoman cities in historiography 16 The Mamluk’s ruling of Baghdad 20 Travelogues and history Representation 29 Travelogues methods and attitudes 29 Travelogues and Orientalism 33 Travelogues and Islamic studies 36 Travelogues and heritage understanding 43 Diverse travelers before the 18th Century 46 Regional travelers 46 European travelers 50 Europeans Involvement in the 18th Century 53 Mapping Efforts of Carsten Niebuhr 54 The Novels of Guillaume Antoine Olivier 60 British Intervention Intensifies 66 The Arabian Nights 67 Political focus of Claudius Rich 69 Lifestyle conditions by Mary Rich 73 City descriptions by James Silk Buckingham 76 Colonial interests in Heude’s writings 88 Summary 94 Endnotes 98 Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationIman Al-Attar is an Iraqi architect, historian and a doctor in philosophy and urban history. She is currently doing research on topics including urban history, Islamic architecture, cultural issues and Baghdad. In 2018 she published her first book; Baghdad: an urban history through the lens of literature, which examines the writings of some local scholars who stayed in Baghdad in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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