Spectacle, Entertainment, and Recreation in Late Ottoman and Early Turkish Republican Cities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kula, Seda.

Contributor:

Karaca, Nilay.

Series:

ISSN

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Intellect Books, 2023.

Summary:

An analysis of entertainment, spectacle and recreation activities and spaces of late Ottoman and early Turkish cities, discussing their evolution, and significance for the urban life as well as their interaction with society's modernization processes, through contributions of numerous authors portraying diverse urban environments. 91 b/w illus.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1. New Understandings of Landscapes and Spaces of Recreation

Chapter 1. The Making of Gülhane Park: From Royal Gardens to Public Spaces in Late Ottoman Istanbul

Chapter 2. 'So, I've Become the Chief Birdman!': Visions of a Public Zoological Garden in Istanbul and Ebüzziya's Field Trip

Chapter 3. The Aesthetic of Prosperity: A Study of the Landscape Paintings of the Military Painter Halil Paşa (1857-1939)

Chapter 4. Becoming In-between: The Experience of Modernity in Kuşdili

Urban Reflections

I. The Transformation of Recreation Areas in the City of Adana: From Formal Parks to Casual Spaces

II. The People's Garden of Mersin: From Entertainment to Ceremonial Space

Part 2. Entertainment, Diversity, and Diversion

Chapter 5. Direklerarası as the Stage of Entertainment and Sociability in Late Ottoman Istanbul

Chapter 6. A Leisurely Stroll in Allied-Occupied Istanbul: Urban Encounters between Muslims, Non-Muslims, and Occupation Forces (1918-1923)

Chapter 7. The City, the Sea, and the Subaltern: The Urban Subcultures of Galata and Piraeus, 1880-1930

III. Spatial and Cultural Dimensions of Entertainment in a Modernizing Ottoman City: The Hotels of Nineteenth-Century Bursa

IV. Class, Resilience, and Entertainment in Beirut (1915-2021): A Short Commentary

Part 3. Spectacle Venues in the Cityscape

Chapter 8. Leading Panorama-Diorama Initiatives in the Ottoman Empire

Chapter 9. The Transformation of Entertainment Activities and Theatres in Late Ottoman Izmir

Chapter 10. The Role of the Bourgeoisie in the Cultural Transformation of the City: The Case of Süreyya Pas¸a in Istanbul

Chapter 11. Film Spectacles and Cinema Halls in Late Ottoman Cities

Urban Reflections.

V. Leisure, Entertainment, and Spectacle in Late Ottoman Salonica

VI. Spectacle in Trabzon During the Late Ottoman and Early Republican Period: Kostaki Theatre and Pilosyan Cinema

Epilogue Built, Unbuilt, and Demolished: A Requiem for Leisure

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781789388312

1789388317

9781789388329

1789388325

OCLC:

1390559839