Istanbul - Between the Global and the Local (Paperback)

An investigation of the processes of globalization in the context of Istanbul - one of the oldest and grandest of world cities. Istanbul is usually identified as a battleground between East and West, between Islam and secularism. Yet the authors argue that beyond these cliches lies a complex reality shaped by an ongoing struggle over the soul of the city and the identity of its inhabitants. Istanbulites try to accommodate, understand, challenge and shape the sweeping transformations that globalization has brought to their city. Explaining the course of the conflicts and the compromises involved in maintaining a precarious urbanity, this volume focuses on the fields of struggle ranging from politics to heritage, humour to music, public space to housing.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	World Social Change
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	1999
Editors:	Caglar Keyder
Contributors:	Ayfer Bartu • Tanil Bora • Sema Erder • Ayse Oncu • Martin Stokes • Jenny White • Yael Navaro-Yasin
Dimensions:	224 x 153 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-0-8476-9495-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-8476-9495-X
Barcode:	9780847694952

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