The Heritage of Edirne in Ottoman and Turkish Times : Continuities, Disruptions and Reconnections / Birgit Krawietz, Florian Riedler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krawietz, Birgit, Editor.

Riedler, Florian, Editor.

Series:

Studies in the history and culture of the Middle East ; Volume 34.

Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism and architecture.

Edirne (Turkey)--History.

Edirne (Turkey).

Edirne (Turkey)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (594 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Modern scholarship has not given Edirne the attention it deserves regarding its significance as one of the capitals of the Ottoman Empire. This edited volume offers a reinterpretation of Edirne's history from Early Ottoman times to recent periods of the Turkish Republic. Presently, disconnections and discontinuities introduced by the transition from empire to nation state still characterize the image of the city and the historiography about it. In contrast, this volume examines how the city engages in the forming, deflecting and creative appropriation of its heritage, a process that has turned Edirne into a UNESCO heritage hotspot. A closer historical analysis demonstrates the dissonances and contradictions that these different interpretations and uses of heritage produce. From the beginning, Edirne was shaped by its connectivity and relationality to other places, above all to Istanbul. This perspective is employed at many different levels, e.g., with regard to its population, institutions, architecture, infrastructures and popular culture, but also regarding the imaginations Edirne triggered. In sum, this multi-disciplinary volume boosts urban history beyond Istanbul and offers new insight into Ottoman and Turkish connectivities from the vantage point of certain key moments of Edirne's history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Contents

Approaching Edirne. Dis-/Connections and Attractions

In Search of Early Ottoman Edirne

The Formation of Early Ottoman Urban Space. Edirne as Paradigm

Connecting Capitals. Edirne Among Early Ottoman Scholarly Destinations

Challenging the Hagia Sophia. The Selimiye Mosque in Edirne as Ottoman Empire Branding

Edirne as a Stopover Destination. The Ekmekçioğlu Caravanserai and the Ottoman Road Network

The Resurrection of Edirne's New Imperial Palace as National Heritage

Designing Edirne's Heritage Trail and Turkish Oil Wrestling

The Formation of the First Ottoman "Mother of Israel" in Edirne

The Diplomatic, Religious, and Economic Presence of the Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa) in Ottoman Edirne

The Beautiful and the Brutal. Bulgarian Images of Odrin (Edirne) and the Contours of the Ethnonational Mindset

The Balkan War Martyrdom Memorial and Intersensorial Remembrance in Edirne

The Anti-Jewish Pogrom in 1934. Problems of Historiography, Terms and Methodology

Building Modern Infrastructures on Ancient Routes. Road and Rail Development in 19th-Century Edirne

Region versus Metropolis. Thrace and Sprawling Istanbul

Edirne as a Secondary City. Global Reconfiguration of the Urban

Outlook

List of Contributors

Image Credits

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110639087

3110639084

9783110635157

3110635151

OCLC:

1135571196