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"The bathhouse was at the center of Ottoman life, and consequently reflected the social transformations that occurred in the Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic. The �embirlitaş Hamam in Istanbul was an impressive monument, designed by the great architect Sinan and endowed by the legendary Nurbanu, yet it was also a utilitarian building that served the needs of daily life. In a field dominated by studies of the Ottoman state and its extensive bureaucracy, this book--written with verve and style--uses the metaphor of biography to examine the bath as an institution, building type, waterwork, sensory experience, poetic subject, and social event. Rich in detail, it explores everything from property law to towels. An inscription at the �embirlitaş Hamam proclaims: ""This pleasurable hamam is a wonderful place"" - and Reader, this delightful study is a wonderful book.-- ""D. Fairchild Ruggles, University of Illinois"""

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Nina Macaraig is Visiting Associate Professor at Koç University, Istanbul. She is co-editor of Istanbul and Water (2015) and editor of Bathing Culture of Anatolian Civilizations: Architecture, History and Imagination (2011).

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