Imagined Geographies in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Beyond

This collaborative volume explores the relationships between power, knowledge, and space in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and beyond, focusing on the role of empire and ideas of space. It covers a wider geography than the first volume and suggests that imagined geographies are discursive in nature.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2023
Publisher: Harvard University Press

This captivating collaborative volume delves into the realm of imagined geographies, exploring the intricate connections between power, knowledge, and space. Serving as a sequel to Imperial Geographies in Byzantine and Ottoman Space, Imagined Geographies in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Beyond continues to uphold its predecessor's strong emphasis on the role of empire and the multifaceted perspectives of space, viewed from interregional and interdisciplinary angles. While both volumes bring together a diverse array of experts from the fields of history, art history, literature, and theater studies, the present volume expands its geographical scope even further. In addition to the core provinces of Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, it also encompasses the intricate relationships between these regions and others, such as Iran, Inner Asia, and the Indian Ocean. The insightful essays gathered within this volume suggest that the concept of imagined geographies is inherently discursive, as the boundaries between Self and Other are inherently relative to one another.

Imagined Geographies in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Beyond

This captivating collaborative volume delves into the realm of imagined geographies, exploring the intricate connections between power, knowledge, and space.

Serving as a sequel to Imperial Geographies in Byzantine and Ottoman Space, Imagined Geographies in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Beyond continues to uphold its predecessor's strong emphasis on the role of empire and the multifaceted perspectives of space, viewed from interregional and interdisciplinary angles.

While both volumes bring together a diverse array of experts from the fields of history, art history, literature, and theater studies, the present volume expands its geographical scope even further.

In addition to the core provinces of Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, it also encompasses the intricate relationships between these regions and others, such as Iran, Inner Asia, and the Indian Ocean.

The insightful essays gathered within this volume suggest that the concept of imagined geographies is inherently discursive, as the boundaries between Self and Other are inherently relative to one another.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780674278462