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The city's pleasures: Istanbul in the eighteenth century

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ISBN	9780295986678 (cloth : alk. paper)
Author	Hamadeh, Shirine
Title	The city's pleasures : Istanbul in the eighteenth century / Shirine Hamadeh
Publisher	Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 2007
Physical desc.	350 p. ; ill. (mostly b&w) ; 28 cm.
Series	Publications on the Near East, University of Washington
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Illustrations. -- Note on transliteration. -- Acknowledgments. -- Introduction. -- The conquest of the Bosphorus. -- Architecture, ceremonial, and exhibitionism. -- Splash and spectacle. -- Public spaces and public order. -- In and out of the poetic canon. -- Building histories in verse. -- Fruits, flowers, and sensory pleasures. -- East, west, and the appeal of novelty. -- Conclusion. -- Notes. -- Glossary. -- Selected bibliography. -- Index.
Subject	Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- 18th century

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
10001226	949.618 HAM	RL		. *, Permanent Loan .