The Nature of the Ottoman City : Water and Urban Space in Sofia, 1380s-1910s (Studies in Environment and History)

Peychev, Stefan

Cambridge University Press（2025/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009558853
• DDC分類 363.610949990903

Full Description

In this innovative interdisciplinary work, Stefan Peychev problematizes the dominant narrative of decline and stagnation in Ottoman Sofia. Drawing on a range of sources and perspectives, including environmental and urban history, archaeology and anthropology, he examines the creation and experience of urban space and place. By employing a longue durée framework and considering empire-wide developments, this work challenges the epistemological boundaries that have traditionally separated Ottoman from post-Ottoman space and the Middle East from Southeast Europe. Peychev argues instead for an integrated understanding of Sofia's water infrastructure, in which Ottoman ideas of the built environment fused with local cultural and technological traditions to create an efficient and long-lasting system.

Contents

Introduction; 1. Water Supply and the Making of Early Modern Ottoman Sofia; 2. Thermal Springs, Public Baths, and Ottoman Sofia's Culture of Water; 3. Coping with Disaster: Sofia's Long Nineteenth Century; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.