Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890

The commodification of Islamic antiques intensified in the late Ottoman Empire, an age of domestic reform and increased European interference following the Tanzimat (reorganisation) of 1839. Mercedes Volait examines the social life of typical objects moving from Cairo and Damascus to Paris, London,...

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Main Author:	Volait, Mercedes
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Brill 2021
Subjects:	Middle Eastern history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHG Middle Eastern history
Online Access:	ONIX_20210706_9789004449879_10
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