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Germany and the Ottoman Railways
Peter H. Christensen
其他書名
Art, Empire, and Infrastructure
出版
Yale University Press
, 2017-10-24
主題
Transportation / Railroads / History
History / Modern / 19th Century
History / Europe / Germany
ISBN
0300228473
9780300228472
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=lmo3DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
The complex political and cultural relationship between the German state and the Ottoman Empire is explored through the lens of the Ottoman Railway network, its architecture, and material culture
With lines extending from Bosnia to Baghdad to Medina, the Ottoman Railway Network (1868–1919) was the pride of the empire and its ultimate emblem of modernization—yet it was largely designed and bankrolled by German corporations. This exemplifies a uniquely ambiguous colonial condition in which the interests of Germany and the Ottoman Empire were in constant flux. German capitalists and cultural figures sought influence in the Near East, including access to archaeological sites such as Tell Halaf and Mshatta. At the same time, Ottoman leaders and laborers urgently pursued imperial consolidation.
Germany and the Ottoman Railways
explores the impact of these political agendas as well as the railways’ impact on the built environment. Relying on a trove of previously unpublished archival materials, including maps, plans, watercolors, and photographs, author Peter H. Christensen also reveals the significance of this major infrastructure project for the budding disciplines of geography, topography, art history, and archaeology.