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The Alhambra at the crossroads of history : Eastern and Western visions in the long nineteenth century / Edhem Eldem.

Examining the contemporary press, memoirs, travelogues and photographs - as well as the visitors' book, this title uses the Alhambra to build a history of the complex and entangled relations between East and West, North and South, Islam and Christianity, centre and periphery during the heyday o...

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Main Author: Eldem, Edhem (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Patronato de la Alhambra (Granada, Spain) > History > 19th century.
Orientalism > Spain > Granada > History > 19th century.
East and West > History > 19th century.
Christianity and other religions > Islam > History > 19th century.
Islam > Relations > Christianity > History > 19th century.
Orientalisme > Espagne > Grenade > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Christianisme > Relations > Islam > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Islam > Relations > Christianisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
European history.
Middle Eastern history.
Social & cultural history.
History.
History of ideas.
Spain.
Social groups: religious groups & communities.
Turkey.
Ottoman Empire.
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899.
General & world history.
Middle East.
Portugal.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures; Introduction: Trailing a Photograph; 1. North: Western and Spanish Visions of the Alhambra; 2. South: Visitors from the Maghreb; 3. East: Ottomans at the Alhambra; 4. Modernity: Dreams and Ideals; Conclusion: Connections, Engtanglements and Influences; Bibliography; Index

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