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

Vahid Vahdat

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Routledge
23 January 2019
History of architecture
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.
By:   Vahid Vahdat
Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   399g
ISBN:   9780367207793
ISBN 10:   0367207796
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   23 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1. The First Brick, 2. Modernity in a Suitcase, 3. When Worlds Collide, 4. Imagining the Modern, 5. Tajaddod as a Discourse, Appendix A: Abolhasan's Itinerary, Appendix B: Mirza Saleh's Itinerary, Appendix C: Rezaqoli's Itinerary, Appendix D: Farrokh-Khan's Itinerary

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.

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