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Germany and the Ottoman railways : art, empire, and infrastructure / Peter H. Christensen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Christensen, Peter H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Turkey--History.
- Railroads.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Germany--Foreign relations--Turkey.
- Germany.
- Turkey--Buildings, structures, etc--History.
- Turkey.
- Turkey--Foreign relations--Germany.
- Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- The complex political and cultural relationship between the German state and the Ottoman Empire is explored through the lens of the Ottoman Railway network, its architecture, and material culture and its interest to the disciplines of geography, topography, art history, and archaeology.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Politics
- Chapter 2. Geography
- Chapter 3. Topography
- Chapter 4. Archaeology
- Chapter 5. Construction
- Chapter 6. Hochbau
- Chapter 7. Monuments
- Chapter 8. Urbanism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-187) and index.
- Society of Architectural Historians Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award, 2020
- Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on November 30, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 9780300259599
- 030025959X
- 9780300228472
- 0300228473
- OCLC:
- 1004848530
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