Germany and the Ottoman Railways: Art, Empire, and Infrastructure

by Peter H. Christensen

The complex political and cultural relationship between the German state and the Ottoman Empire is explored through the lens of the Ottoman Railway network, its architecture, and material culture

With lines extending from Bosnia to Baghdad to Medina, the Ottoman Railway Network (1868-1919) was the pride of the empire and its ultimate emblem of modernization--yet it was largely designed and bankrolled by German corporations. This exemplifies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300225644
• ISBN13: 9780300225648
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 11.3"