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The book introduces the reader to the wealth of narrative sources
on late Ottoman Istanbul's diverse population by drawing on the
voices of its permanent residents and foreign visitors.
Istanbul - Kushta - Constantinople presents twelve studies that
draw on contemporary life narratives that shed light on little
explored aspects of nineteenth-century Ottoman Istanbul. As a broad
category of personal writing that goes beyond the traditional
confines of the autobiography, life narratives range from memoirs,
letters, reports, travelogues and descriptions of daily life in the
city and its different neighborhoods. By focusing on individual
experiences and perspectives, life narratives allow the historian
to transcend rigid political narratives and to recover lost voices,
especially of those underrepresented groups, including women and
members of non-Muslim communities. The studies of this volume focus
on a variety of narratives produced by Muslim and Christian women,
by non-Muslims and Muslims, as well as by natives and outsiders
alike. They dispel European Orientalist stereotypes and cross class
divides and ethnic identities. Travel accounts of outsiders provide
us with valuable observations of daily life in the city that
residents often overlooked.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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++++ 'With Pleasure' A Comedy, Adapted From G. Von Moser's Play
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