Essays about: "ottoman"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the word ottoman.
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1. Institutions and Economic Growth in the Late Ottoman Empire: A Quantitative Approach, 1820-1913
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis studies the institutions and economic development of the late Ottoman Empire, examining whether institutions can explain the economic development of the regions and countries subject to it during the period of 1820-1913. The thesis aims to quantify the institutional determinants of geography, religion/culture, and political economy/interests, and it employs a semi-experimental approach of using inequality extraction ratios as an indicator for the political economy. READ MORE
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2. World Heritage in the Making : An ethnography of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, Türkiye
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This thesis is an ethnographic research of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, focusing particularly on the heritage site Historical Port City of İzmir’s conservation on individual, local, and global levels from an anthropological point of view. With its ongoing inscription process to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the study aims, first, to understand the motivation behind this inscription, the current conservation practices in the city that are undergone by individual and local actors, and to analyze the impact and connection between the individual, local and global efforts to protect İzmir’s multicultural and multilayered heritage. READ MORE
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3. Remembering Imbros Island : Studying The Memory Of Imbros Greeks From The Imvriwtika Magazine
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : Once a thriving community of farmers and fishermen consisting mostly of ethnic Greeksbelonging to Christian Orthodoxy who inhabited the Aegean island of Imbros, the ImbrosGreeks left their natal land between 1923 and the 1970s. Through the theory on culturalmemory and the method of thematic analysis, this study aims to uncover the story of thiscommunity and the way their suffering is depicted through the Imvriwtika magazine, aquarterly publication by the Imbros Greeks residing in Thessaloniki, Greece. READ MORE
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4. Balkans Revisited: A Qualitative Content Analysis of how Turkey Pursues Soft Power in Kosovo
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In recent decades, the Republic of Turkey has emerged on the global stage. Through a number of state-run organisations, the country has built a notable presence across former Ottoman territories as well as in the broader Muslim world. This thesis investigates the activities of the Turkish state against the backdrop of Joseph S. READ MORE
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5. Modern Turkish National Identity in Museums : Representation Analysis in Istanbul Museums and Heritage Sector Between 2010-2020
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : The representation of national identity in museums of the 21st century´s diverse and multicultural societies is a challenging task. It is a task that involves questions of narrative and heritage inclusivity as well as questions of power and ideology. READ MORE
