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Ottoman Mobilities in the Global Nineteenth Century

  • Edited by: Belgin Turan Özkaya and Sibel Zandi-Sayek
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2026
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How did Ottoman individuals and objects interact within the wider nineteenth-century world? The eleven essays from scholars in the field of art history, history, and archaeology delve into the Tour d’Europe of junior bureaucrats; the transnational endeavors of learned societies; the artistic output of mobile agents; the Ottoman commodities sent to the World’s Fairs; and the itinerant artifacts amassed in fledgling public museums and private collections. These chapters provide insights into the foundational stages of modern disciplines and areas of expertise, including archaeology, Islamic art, and engineering. Collectively, they emphasize the significance of actors often marginalized in existing historiographies or written out by the logic of national archives. Employing a detailed approach and interdisciplinary perspective, the contributors merge the insights of art, architectural, cultural, and intellectual historians whose work is grounded in archival research. Tailored for both students and scholars focusing on late Ottoman culture and Middle East studies, as well as historians of Islamic art, architecture and material culture, Ottoman Mobilities will also engage a wider audience interested in the interdisciplinary field of nineteenth-century mobility studies.

Author / Editor information

Belgin Turan Özkaya, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Sibel Zandi-Sayek, William & Mary, Williamsburg, USA.

Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook planned publication:
April 13, 2026
eBook ISBN:
9783111548746
Hardcover planned publication:
April 13, 2026
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111548302
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
300
Illustrations:
50
Coloured Illustrations:
18
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