This work focuses on the historical trajectory of Levantine communities, who occupied a distinct position within the multilayered social fabric of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century. Ufuk Özesmer provides a detailed analysis of the roles and identity constructions of Levantines in Ottoman urban life, with a particular focus on the cases of İzmir and Istanbul, through the travelogues of British travelers.
The study interrogates the unique sociocultural position of the Levantines—coded as neither fully European nor fully Eastern—through the lens of the concept of “the other.” It sheds light on the hybrid nature of Levantine identity and how this identity evolved into a dynamic space of cultural negotiation. The author critically examines the epistemological boundaries of travel literature and traces the imprints of nineteenth-century Orientalist discourse, offering a reassessment of the ways in which Levantine communities were represented in Western eyes through an interdisciplinary perspective.
Approaching the Levantine question not merely as a historical phenomenon but as part of a broader conceptual framework in which identity, belonging, and othering intersect, The Other Europeans provides an in-depth analysis for those seeking to understand the pluralistic structure of nineteenth-century Ottoman port cities and the ways in which European perspectives shaped and redefined this structure.
Künye
Kitabın Adı: |
The Other Europeans: Levantines in the Early Nineteenth Century |
Yazan: |
Ufuk Özesmer |
Dizi Adı: |
Tarih: 513 |
Yayın Yılı: |
2025 |
Sayfa: |
174 |
Ebat: |
13,5 x 21 cm. |
Kağıt: |
Enzo |
Kapak: |
Nedim Bali |
Cilt/Kapak: |
250 gr. Mat, Amerikan Bristol, 4 renk |
ISBN/Barkod: |
9786256124189 |
İÇİNDEKİLER
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Literature Review
CHAPTER 2: TRAVEL, TRAVEL WRITING, AND NINETEENTH CENTURY BRITISH TRAVELERS
2.1. British Travelers in Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire
CHAPTER 3: LEVANT, FRANKS, AND LEVANTINES
3.1. Difference Between Frank, Levantine, and Tatlı Su Frenki
CHAPTER 4: IZMIR, ISTANBUL, AND LEVANTINES ACCORDING TO BRITISH TRAVELERS
4.1. Levantine Districts and Architecture
4.1.1. Levantine Districts of Izmir
4.1.2. Levantine Districts and Architecture of Istanbul
4.2. Legal Positions and State-Individual Relations of Levantines
4.3. Ethnicity, Nationality, and Languages
4.4. Social Structure
4.5. Social Life
4.6. Characteristics
4.7. Business and Occupations
4.7.1. Capitulations, Berat, and The Levant Company
4.7.2. Business, Occupations, and Professions of Levantines
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
