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The City in the Muslim World - Depictions by Western Travel Writers (Hardcover)
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The City in the Muslim World - Depictions by Western Travel Writers (Hardcover)
Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
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Presenting a critical, yet innovative, perspective on the cultural
interactions between the "East" and the "West", this book questions
the role of travel in the production of knowledge and in the
construction of the idea of the "Islamic city". This volume brings
together authors from various disciplines, questioning the role of
Western travel writing in the production of knowledge about the
East, particularly focusing on the cities of the Muslim world.
Instead of concentrating on a specific era, chapters span the
Medieval and Modern eras in order to present the transformation of
both the idea of the "Islamic city" and also the act of traveling
and travel writing. Missions to the East, whether initiated by
military, religious, economic, scientific, diplomatic or touristic
purposes, resulted in a continuous construction, de-construction
and re-construction of the "self" and the "other". Including travel
accounts, which depicted cities, extending from Europe to Asia and
from Africa to Arabia, chapters epitomize the construction of the
"Orient" via textual or visual representations. By examining
various tools of representation such as drawings, paintings,
cartography, and photography in depicting the urban landscape in
constant flux, the book emphasizes the role of the mobile
individual in defining city space and producing urban culture.
Scrutinising the role of travellers in producing the image of the
world we know today, this book is recommended for researchers,
scholars and students of Middle Eastern Studies, Cultural Studies,
Architecture and Urbanism.
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