Greek History
Format MLA
Volume of 6 pages (1650 words)
Assignment type : Essay
Description
Write an essay on on the following topic:
Compare and contrast the creation of a modern, Europeanized city in Modern Greek Athens and Ottoman Constantinople/Istanbul
Essay guidelines (see also rubric)
The essay should be 1,500 words long, double-spaced and in Microsoft word format.
You should include at least four references to at least three scholarly works and mention at least four facts that back your argument.
(N.B. Wikipedia, encyclopedias, and internet sites do not count as scholarly works and should be avoided at all costs)
Proofread your paper at least twice after you have finished writing it. For a paper to have the highest grade, it must contain no grammatical errors.
Your paper should include:
The essay title
Introduction
Clearly identifiable thesis that states the main argument of your paper
Well-structured paragraphs (each with a topic sentence and transitions) each developing a single point
Conclusion summarizing your discussion and suggesting a possible direction for further investigation
Suggested Readings
For a paper to get the highest grade, it must reference at least three relevant scholarly works (i.e. articles, monographs, or essays). Some suggestions (those marked with an asterisk* are uploaded in the appropriate week folders in Blackboard/Content):
On Athens
* Eleni Bastea, The Creation of Modern Athens. Planning the Myth (Cambridge 2000)
Eleana Yalouri, The Acropolis: Global Fame, Local Claim (London, 2001)
Alexander Mirkovic, “Who owns Athens.Urban planning and the struggle for identity in neoclassical Athens (1832-1843),” Quadernos de Historia Contemporanea 34 (2012), pp. 147-158.
Johns Travlos, “Athens after the Liberation: Planning the New City and Exploring the Old,” Hesperia, pp. 391-414.
Alexander Tzonis and Alcestis P. Rodi, Greece: Modern Architectures in History (London, 2013)
On Constantinople/Istanbul
* Ebru Boyar & Kate Fleet, A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul (Cambridge 2010)
Zeynep Celik, The Remaking of Istanbul. Portrait of an Ottoman City in the Nineteenth Century (Berkeley, 1993)
Edhem Eldem, Daniel Goffman, Bruce Masters, The Ottoman City between East and West: Aleppo, Izmir, and Istanbul (Cambridge, 2005)
