Picturing the Ottoman Armenian World: Photography in Erzerum, Harput, Van and Beyond

by David Low

Book Overview

The Armenian contribution to Ottoman photography is supposedly well known, with histories documenting the famous Ottoman Armenian-run studios of the imperial capital that produced Orientalist visions for tourists and images of modernity for a domestic elite. Neglected, however, have been the practitioners of the eastern provinces where the majority of Ottoman Armenians were to be found, with the result that their role in the medium has been obscured...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075560038X
• ISBN13: 9780755600380
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"