Patrimonialization on the Ruins of Empire : Islamic Heritage and the Modern State in Post-Ottoman Europe.
After the failed Siege of Vienna of 1683, the Ottoman Empire gradually withdrew from Europe. Even so, monumental reminders of its former presence survived across the continent. The contributors to this volume show that the various successor states adopted substantially different approaches towards t...
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
transcript Verlag,
2024.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | After the failed Siege of Vienna of 1683, the Ottoman Empire gradually withdrew from Europe. Even so, monumental reminders of its former presence survived across the continent. The contributors to this volume show that the various successor states adopted substantially different approaches towards their Ottoman architectural inheritance. Even within the same countries, different policies appear to have been pursued in different periods, in keeping with differing circumstances. Case studies inquire from diverse vantage points how this heritage has been coped with discursively and materially. Importantly, readers will find that it is almost impossible to disentangle these two levels of action. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (290 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783839471043 3839471044 |