| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The first brick -- Modernity in a suitcase -- When worlds collide -- Imagining the modern -- Tajaddod as a discourse -- Appendix A: Abolhasan's itinerary -- Appendix B: Mirza Sale's itinerary -- Appendix C: Rezaqoli's itinerary -- Appendix D: Farrokh-Khan's itinerary |
| Summary |
In the midst of Europe's nineteenth-century industrial revolution, four men embarked on separate journeys to the wondrous Farangestan - a land of fascinating objects, mysterious technologies, heavenly women, and magical spaces. Determined to learn the secret of Farangestan's advancements, the travelers kept detailed records of their observations. These diaries mapped an aspirational path to progress for curious Iranian audiences who were eager to change the course of history. Two hundred years later, Travels in Farangi Space unpacks these writings to reveal a challenging new interpretation of Iran's experience of modernity. This book opens the Persian travelers' long-forgotten suitcases, and analyzes the descriptions contained within to gain insight into Occidentalist perspectives on modern Europe. By carefully tracing the physical and mental journeys of these travelers, the book paints a picture of European architecture that is nothing like what one would expect |
| Analysis |
amphitheatre |
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astleys |
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baillie |
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diving |
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fraser |
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gardens |
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james |
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literature |
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travelers |
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vauxhall |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Texas A & M University, 2014) under the title: Imagining the modern : an Occidentalist perception and representation of farangi architecture and urbanism in 19th-Century Persian travel diaries |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 6, 2017) |
| Subject |
Space (Architecture) -- Europe -- Foreign public opinion, Iranian
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East and West.
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Travelers' writings, Persian -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Iranians -- Travel -- Europe -- History -- 19th century
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Iranians -- Diaries
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ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
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Civilization
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East and West
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Intellectual life
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Iranians
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Travelers' writings, Persian
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Civilization -- 19th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045639
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Iran -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
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| Subject |
Europe
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Diaries
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781472473950 |
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1472473957 |
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9781315547510 |
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1315547511 |
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9781134759385 |
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113475938X |
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