Exploring the Levantine City

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-99
Author(s):  
Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Diverse Population ◽  
History Writing ◽  
The City

The chapter examines the succeeding leg of soldiers’ journeys to the eastern Mediterranean. It first explores the factors that shaped how soldiers viewed the city at a distance, informed by principles of the picturesque and the confidence of British predominance at sea, before examining their responses to arrival in port and their sensory immersion in the urban Levant. The chapter then shows how soldiers moved through and mentally constructed the image of the Levantine city, taking on the role of flaneur familiar from literary studies. Finally, it explores soldiers’ relationship with the crowd and their attempt to categorize the diverse population they encountered on city streets, using their writings to interrogate the notion of cosmopolitanism in history writing about the region.

scholarly journals Working for the State in the Urban Economies of Ankara, Bursa, and Salonica: From Empire to Nation State, 1840s–1940s

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (S24) ◽  
pp. 213-241
Author(s):  
M. Erdem Kabadayi
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
The State ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City ◽  
Of Greece

AbstractIn most cases, and particularly in the cases of Greece and Turkey, political transformation from multinational empire to nation state has been experienced to a great extent in urban centres. In Ankara, Bursa, and Salonica, the cities selected for this article, the consequences of state-making were drastic for all their inhabitants; Ankara and Bursa had strong Greek communities, while in the 1840s Salonica was the Jewish metropolis of the eastern Mediterranean, with a lively Muslim community. However, by the 1940s, Ankara and Bursa had lost almost all their non-Muslim inhabitants and Salonica had lost almost all its Muslims. This article analyses the occupational structures of those three cities in the mid-nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, tracing the role of the state as an employer and the effects of radical political change on the city-level historical dynamics of labour relations.

scholarly journals PENATAAN KOTA DAN MASYARAKAT PERKOTAAN: MAKASSAR SEBAGAI IBUKOTA NEGARA INDONESIA TIMUR (NIT) 1946-1950

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
Ilham Daeng Makkelo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Community ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Diverse Population ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
The Times ◽  
The City ◽  
Central Level

The main focus of this article was dynamics and transformation of Makassar when it became the capital of the State of East Indonesia (NIT), 1946-1950. The discussion is emphasized mainly on two main issues namely the arrangement of cities and community life. The first issue relates to the burden of providing infrastructure to support the role of the nation's capital. The development of facilities and infrastructure is a necessity that must be provided for smooth government at the central level. From this city, the NIT government apparatus, such as the President, ministry, and parliament, have offices and organize their activities. The second issue relates to the consequences of the arrival of people from outside Makassar to work in various institutions or organizations. Makassar is synonymous with a diverse population, concerning ethnicity, religion and profession. This working paper is more detail explain about infrastructure both in terms of administration and physical development of the city, as well as the dynamics of urban community life, especially in cultural activities. In the context of progress, they become the space of expression of modernity as the times change. The described reality explains that many different responses are occurring in each region of Indonesia in responding to the changing times. Especially in this period is better known as the revolution.

scholarly journals RUMAH KEBERSAMAAN ANTARA HEWAN DAN MANUSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Benedikta Jennifer Christanto ◽  
Franky Liauw
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
City Community ◽  
Agrarian Communities ◽  
The Media ◽  
Building Walls ◽  
The City

People are social beings who need each other. People as social beings cannot live alone and need other living beings to survive. The city is characterized as a place where people live and work and are the center of the economy. Heterogeneous cities and majority of non-agrarian communities cause the community to be individualist. People begin to forget about the true socialization meaning and start building walls with each other. This research aims to reduce the level of individualism in the city community through the role of architectural space as well as pet media for dogs, cats and rabbits. The methods of this study include: first, conducting literary studies, surveying and observing the location and environment surrounding the site and region; The second learns the needs of the surrounding community and the reason society becomes individualist; All three programs that suit the needs of the community with the activity collection so that the objective of the project will be achieved. Through observation, experimentation and based on precedent, it is hoped that we can obtain the criteria of architectural design to suit the needs of the surrounding community, with the main objective of unifying and interpreting the surrounding community so that Fading the sense of individualism by interacting well with the media of the same pet or hobby or craze. AbstrakManusia merupakan mahkhluk sosial yang saling membutuhkan satu sama lainnya. Manusia sebagai mahkhluk sosial tidak dapat hidup sendiri dan membutuhkan mahkhluk hidup lainnya untuk bertahan hidup. Kota ditandai sebagai  tempat dimana masyarakat tinggal dan bekerja serta merupakan pusat perekonomian. Masyarakat kota yang heterogen dan mayoritas penduduknya bekerja non-agraris menyebabkan masyarakat bersifat individualis. Masyarakat mulai melupakan arti sosialisasi yang sesungguhnya dan mulai membangun dinding antara satu dengan yang lainnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengurangi tingkat individualis dalam masyarakat kota melalui peran ruang arsitektur serta media hewan peliharaan baik anjing, kucing maupun kelinci. Metode dari penelitian ini, antara lain: pertama, melakukan studi literatur, survei dan melakukan observasi terhadap lokasi dan lingkungan sekitar tapak dan kawasan. Kedua mempelajari kebutuhan dari masyarakat sekitar dan alasan masyarakat menjadi individualis. Ketiga menyusun program yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat dengan pendataan aktivitas sehingga diharapkan tujuan dari proyek akan tercapai. Melalui observasi, eksperimen serta berlandaskan dari preseden, diharapkan dapat memperoleh kriteria rancangan arsitektur yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat sekitar, dengan tujuan utama untuk menyatukan dan menyetarakan masyarakat sekitar sehingga memudarkan rasa individualis dengan cara berinteraksi baik dengan media berupa hewan peliharaan maupun hobi atau kegemaran yang sama.

A Scenario for the Future Athens Planning

2018 ◽  
pp. 1736-1742
Author(s):  
Emmanuel V. Marmaras
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Multinational Organizations ◽  
Regional Node ◽  
The City

The chapter supports the aspect that a planning procedure is developed in Athens (Greece) the last years, aiming to undertake the role of a semi-regional node in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This node is needed for the integration of the globalization western system. Τhe organization of the Olympic Games of 2004 was the initiative for the construction of the needed infrastructures and main urban works in the city. Legal measures regarding the administrative and labour issues were undertaken during the previous four years in conjunction with the acquisition of the needed urban land in the coastal area of the Athens plain, where a new CBD is under implementation. These developments are the main arguments for supporting the aspect that Athens is now re-organized and upgraded with new urban equipment, which will facilitate the settling of the headquarters of various multinational organizations and other private enterprises in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

scholarly journals „[…] aby ich na zawsze w przyszłości nie uważano za zdrajców”. Herodot i inni greccy autorzy o lojalności i zdradzie w oblężonym mieście

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Lucyna Kostuch
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
City Gates ◽  
The Face ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
The City ◽  
Excellent Source

[“[…] for fear that the people of Scione should hereafter be called traitors”] Herodotus and other Greek authors about loyalty and betrayal in the besieged city This study attempts to determine the frequency of the betrayal of a besieged city in the world of Herodotus. The Histories is an excellent source of knowledge about the attitude of Greeks towards disloyal fellow citizens opening the city gates to the enemy, at a time when siege machines were not yet known, and betrayal (along with hunger and deception) was practically the only chance to conquer the city. Consequently, the question arises: do broader historical and literary studies (testimonies from subsequent decades and centuries) allow us to see the correlation between the popularity of the phenomenon of city betrayal and the development of siege technique. Was the role of betrayal decreasing with time when tools appeared that could assault the city walls? The article is an attempt to answer the question about the importance of loyalty to the local community in the face of war in the context of changing external conditions.

A Scenario for the Future Athens Planning

2017 ◽  
pp. 92-98
Author(s):  
Emmanuel V. Marmaras
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Multinational Organizations ◽  
Regional Node ◽  
The City

The chapter supports the aspect that a planning procedure is developed in Athens (Greece) the last years, aiming to undertake the role of a semi-regional node in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This node is needed for the integration of the globalization western system. ?he organization of the Olympic Games of 2004 was the initiative for the construction of the needed infrastructures and main urban works in the city. Legal measures regarding the administrative and labour issues were undertaken during the previous four years in conjunction with the acquisition of the needed urban land in the coastal area of the Athens plain, where a new CBD is under implementation. These developments are the main arguments for supporting the aspect that Athens is now re-organized and upgraded with new urban equipment, which will facilitate the settling of the headquarters of various multinational organizations and other private enterprises in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Introduction New York as an Iberian City

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Regina Galasso
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
York City ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
The City

The introduction offers an overview of the critical tendencies surrounding Iberian literatures and their relationship with New York City, and situates this book within Iberian literary studies as well as within Translation Studies. Additionally, the introduction presents the theoretical influences and conceptual framework of the book which emphasize the role of translation in travel and the city not only as a physical site but also as an audible one.

PROBLEMS OF STRAY ANIMALS IN NOVOSIBIRSK

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
Elena E. Rinchinova ◽  
Diyara A. Takumova ◽  
Irina I. Bochkareva
Keyword(s):  
Urban Population ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
The City

The article discusses main issues of organizing activities for the treatment of stray and street animals in the city of Novosibirsk. The important role of successful solving the problem of stray animals in ensuring environmental comfort and safety of the urban population is noted. Definitions of the concepts “stray animals” and “street animals” are given, the differences between them are emphasized. The main regulatory and legal documents governing the handling of stray and street animals are listed. The ways in which domestic animals get into a stray state are described briefly. The results of the collection and analysis of information on the activities of shelters for stray animals in Novosibirsk are described. The information on the quantitative indicators of the shelters are given. Conclusions on how to solve the problem of stray animals, relying on the latest regulations are drawn.

Crossing the Pomerium

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Koortbojian
Keyword(s):  
Social Practices ◽  
Civic Life ◽  
Public Monuments ◽  
Religion And Law ◽  
Mediterranean World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Military ◽  
The City

The ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city—a division marked by the pomerium, an abstract religious and legal boundary that was central to the myth of the city's foundation. This book explores, by means of images and texts, how the Romans used social practices and public monuments to assert their capital's distinction from its growing empire, to delimit the proper realms of religion and law from those of war and conquest, and to establish and disseminate so many fundamental Roman institutions across three centuries of imperial rule. The book probes such topics as the appearance in the city of Romans in armor, whether in representation or in life, the role of religious rites on the battlefield, and the military image of Constantine on the arch built in his name. Throughout, the book reveals how, in these instances and others, the ancient ideology of crossing the pomerium reflects the efforts of Romans not only to live up to the ideals they had inherited, but also to reconceive their past and to validate contemporary practices during a time when Rome enjoyed growing dominance in the Mediterranean world. The book explores a problem faced by generations of Romans—how to leave and return to hallowed city ground in the course of building an empire.

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