Author
Örs, İlay Romain
Author Original
Örs, İlay Romain
Publication Date
2017
Publication Place
New York -
Palgrave Macmillan
Subject
Cosmopolitanism_Turkey_Istanbul.Cosmopolitanism_Greece_Athens.Istanbul (Turkey)_History.Athens (Greece)_History.Kozmopolitizm_Türkiye_İstanbul.Kozmopolitizm_Yunanistan_Atina.İstanbul(Türkiye)_Tarih.Atina (Yunanistan)_Tarih.
Type
Book
Language
Turkish
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
264
Physical Dimensions
264 s.
Library
Istanbul Research Institute Library
Library Asset ID
0033377
Record ID
1824531
Library Location
3. kat
Date
05.04.2021
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sample Text
As the former capital of two great empires—Eastern Roman and Ottoman—Istanbul has been home to many diverse populations, a condition often glossed as cosmopolitanism. The Greek-speaking Christian Orthodox community (Rum Polites) is among the oldest in the urban society, yet their leading status during the centuries of imperial cosmopolitanism has faded. They have even been brought to the brink of disappearance in their home city. Scattered around the world as a result of the homogenizing tendencies of nationalism, the Rum Polites in the diaspora of Istanbul (“the City” or Poli) continue to identify with its cosmopolitan legacy, as vividly shown through their everyday practices of distinction and cultural memory. By exploring the shifting meaning of cosmopolitanism in spatial and temporal contexts, Diaspora of the City examines how experiences of forced displacement can highlight changing conceptualizations of what constitutes a local, diasporic, minority, or migrant community in different multicultural urban settings, past and present.
ISBN
9781137554857
Durum
Rafta
Ortam
Kağıt
Şekil
Basılı
