Spectacle, Entertainment, and Recreation in Late Ottoman and Early Turkish Republican Cities

Spectacle, Entertainment, and Recreation in Late Ottoman and Early Turkish Republican CitiesAn analysis of entertainment, spectacle and recreation activities and spaces of late Ottoman and early Turkish cities, discussing their evolution, and significance for the urban life as well as their interaction with societys modernization processes, through contributions of numerous authors portraying diverse urban environments. 91 b w illus. Free sample: Introduction by Seda Kula

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