Ottoman Izmir: The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Port, 1840-1880

by Sibel Zandi-Sayek

Between 1840 and 1880, the Eastern Mediterranean port of Izmir (Smyrna) underwent unprecedented change. A modern harbor that welcomed international steamships and new railway lines that transported a cornucopia of products transformed the physical city. Migrants, seasonal workers, and transient sailors thronged into an already diverse metropolis, helping to double the population to 200,000. Simultaneously, Ottoman officials and enterprising citizens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816666024
• ISBN13: 9780816666027
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"