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Book SynopsisEnno Maessen is Lecturer in History at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He has (co-)authored articles and reviews in Patterns of Prejudice, Middle Eastern Studies, The Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, Journal of World History, and International Journal for History, Culture and Modernity.
Trade ReviewAn original and fresh look at the urban history of Istanbul and particularly of Beyoglu. * YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies *
“Maessen’s original work shows how an allegedly cosmopolitan urban environment becomes a new, contested laboratory for the social and cultural production of space. Memories of late Ottoman pluralism and refractions of the Cold War, nation-building ethos and minorities’ right to the city: all embedded in a landscape whose legitimate “owners” are still being questioned.” * Paolo Girardelli, Bogaziçi University, Turkey *
"Enno Maessen provides a welcome addition to the growing literature on post-1945 urban history. In introducing us to the clubs, cinemas and international schools of a cosmopolitan Istanbul district he also sheds fresh light on European identities on the margins of the continent." * Moritz Föllmer, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Istanbul and Beyoglu in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries 2. Bosphorus Germans and the Teutonia Club 3. Yesilçam Street or Turkish Hollywood: Novel Cultural Industries in Beyoglu 4. A Francophone National Institution: Galatasaray High School 5. Beacon of Britishness: the English High School for Girls 6. The Pivot of German Cultural Diplomacy in Turkey: The German High School Conclusion and Epilogue
