Occidentalist Perceptions of European Architecture in Nineteenth-Century Persian Travel Diaries : Travels in Farangi Space

Vahid Vahdat

ISBN 10: 1472473949 / ISBN 13: 9781472473943

Published by Taylor & Francis Apr 2017, 2017

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Neuware - This book opens the Persian travelers' long-forgotten suitcase, 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Occidentalist Perceptions of European Architecture in Nineteenth-Century Persian Travel Diaries : Travels in Farangi Space
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Apr 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472473949
• ISBN 13: 9781472473943
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 238W x 161H x 20D millimeters 238 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Vahid Vahdat is an architect, urban designer, and historian of architecture and urban form. His primary field of research is the theory and history of modern architecture and urban space, with an emphasis on non-Western experiences of modernity.