New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism - Negotiating Nation and Islam Through Built Environment in Turkey

List of contents

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Politics of Mosque Building: Negotiating Islam and Nation. 3. Housing Subjects of New Islamism. 4. From the Urban Revolution of New Islamism to the Revolution of the Urban: Public Space and Architectures of Resistance. 5. Building (the) National: The Public Architecture of Millet. Epilogue. Glossary. Index.

About the author

Bülent Batuman is Associate Professor of Architecture in the Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture at Bilkent University in Ankara. His work focuses on the politics of the built environment.

Summary

This book scrutinizes the spatial making of new Islamism in Turkey through comparisons with relevant cases across the globe.

Product details

• Authors: Batuman, Beulent Batuman, Bulent Batuman, Bülent Batuman, Bulent (Bilkent University Batuman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781138953291
• ISBN: 978-1-138-95329-1
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Architext; Architext
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / General, Islamic Studies, Turkey, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, History of Architecture, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Theory of architecture, Social groups: religious groups and communities, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Türkiye / Turkey