Eastern Mediterranean port cities, such as Constantinople, Smyrna,
and Salonica, have long been sites of fascination. Known for their
vibrant and diverse populations, the dynamism of their economic and
cultural exchanges, and their form of relatively peaceful
co-existence in a turbulent age, many would label them as models of
cosmopolitanism. In this study, Malte Fuhrmann examines changes in
the histories of space, consumption, and identities in the
nineteenth and early twentieth century while the Mediterranean
became a zone of influence for European powers. Giving voice to the
port cities' forgotten inhabitants, Fuhrmann explores how their
urban populations adapted to European practices, how entertainment
became a marker of a Europeanized way of life, and consuming beer
celebrated innovation, cosmopolitanism and mixed gender
sociability. At the same time, these adaptations to a European way
of life were modified according to local needs, as was the case for
the new quays, streets, and buildings. Revisiting leisure practises
as well as the formation of class, gender, and national identities,
Fuhrmann offers an alternative view on the relationship between the
Islamic World and Europe.
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