Ottoman Tulips, Ottoman Coffee: Leisure and Lifestyle in the Eighteenth Century

Fri, May 14, 2010

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Ottoman Tulips, Ottoman Coffee: Leisure and Lifestyle in the Eighteenth Century

Review

“‘Insightful engagement with the byways of Ottoman sociability and aesthetics, will amply reward the attention of a broad readership of cultural and gender historians as well as area specialists….The collection is a rarity in Ottoman studies thanks to its relatively tight temporal focus and the fresh methodologies and perspectives that it advances.’- Madeline Zilfi, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland”

Tulips and coffee are defining cultural products of the Ottoman eighteenth century, along with their related institutions of palace and coffeehouse. These cultural products hold multiple meanings in the history and historiography of the period. They are associated with the dai [Read More...]

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