Geographies of Revival and Erasure: Neo-Ottoman Sites of Memory in Istanbul, Thessaloniki, and Budapest


In this article, I draw on Pierre Nora’s concept of “sites of memory” to explore the material textures and political effects of neo-Ottomanism in three locations: Miniatürk, a theme park in Istanbul that features scale replicas of many prominent Ottoman structures; Thessaloniki’s New Mosque, a forme...

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Main Author: Walton, Jeremy F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2016, Volume: 56, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 511-533
Further subjects:B memory
 historicity
 space and place
 neo-Ottomanism
 Istanbul
 Thessaloniki
 Budapest

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