The Role of Imperial and Local Authorities on the Construction of Ports of Smyrna and Thessaloniki (original) (raw)

The enduring survival of the empire and its appropriation of the modernisation project in the long nineteenth century have recently experienced a revival in the historical scholarship. Empires are central to our understanding of the condition of modernity and how it came into being in its diverse forms across the globe and time. However, the imperial role in the reshaping of cities into their modern form either in response to the urbanisation pressures or simply to fit a particular form of public representation requires careful consideration.