Istanbul - Between the Global and the Local

This book examines the effects of the globalization process in the context of Istanbul, one of the oldest and largest cities in the world. Istanbul is often thought of as a bridge between East and West, between Islam and Secularism, or as the arena of a struggle between them. The authors who came together in this book see, beyond such clichés, a more complex Istanbul shaped by an ongoing struggle over the spirit of the city and the identities of the city's inhabitants: An Istanbul that changes with globalization and some resisting the transformations that globalization brings to the city, others trying to understand and adapt, disrupting and rebuilding. "Istanbulians" who shaped...

With their contributions, Ayfer Bartu, Tanıl Bora, Sema Erder, Çağlar Keyder, Ayşe Öncü, Martin Stokes, Jenny White and Yael Navaro-YAŞın shed light on the city's recent past, full of conflicts and compromises, from politics to culture, from humor to music, from public spaces to housing; A map with rich theoretical/conceptual tools emerges about the present of "Istanbul, a ball of problems and contradictions"...



Number of Pages: 240

Year of Printing: 2013


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Metis Publishing

First Print Year: 2013

Number of Pages: 240

Language Turkish