Oriental panorama : British travellers in 19th century Turkey
Reinhold Schiffer (Author)
History
viii, 445 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
9789042004078, 9789042007963, 904200407X, 9042007966
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Travails: the material and mental conditions of travelling to and in Turkey
Cutthroats: British travellers and the hazards of piracy and banditry
The genius of the place: images of the Turkish countryside
Useless urns: travellers and their search for classical antiquities
Le petit Paris du Levant: 19th century Izmir
19th century Istanbul as aesthetic object
Istanbul as labyrinth
Lions: the sights of Istanbul
Ottoman slavery
Manifestations of Islam
Ottoman outdoor recreations
Ottoman meals and British palates
Body and soul: the physical and moral character of the Ottoman Turks
Odious comparisons: images of Greeks, Armenians, and Jews
The invention of Ottoman women
God's shadows on earth: the sultans
Silken cords: the visibility of Ottoman justice
Our man in Istanbul: travellers and the critics
Brief lives: the careers, routes, and views of travellers in Turkey and the verdict of the periodicals