Article ID: CBB000950518

Reluctant Modernization: The Cultural Dynamics of Water Supply in Istanbul, 1885--1950 (2008)

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Dinçkal, Noyan (Author)


Technology and Culture
Volume: 49
Pages: 675--700


Publication Date: 2008
Edition Details: Part of a special issue: Water
Language: English

This article considers the cultural and social dynamics surrounding the water supply in Istanbul. It focuses on the period from the last two decades of the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth, roughly the period between the introduction of the central waterworks and the closure of the Ottoman mains and public fountains. This article considers the interaction of these two systems and indicates that the supply of water by centralized waterworks and via fountains existed side-by-side for more than six decades, making this dual system a characteristic feature of Istanbul's water supply for many years. The conflict between various technological solutions was especially pronounced, and during the period under consideration the story of water supply is to a large extent one of competition between fountains and taps. Within this framework, this article examines how previously free water became a priced commodity, and how the centralized supply reinforced structures of social inequality.

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Authors & Contributors
Ma, Shaoling
Cardoso de Matos, Ana
Hvidtfelt Nielsen, Kristian
Zylstra, Geoff D.
Tsu, Jing
Tresch, John
Concepts
Technology and society
Technology
Technology and culture
Telegraphs; telephones
Methods of communication; media
Communication technology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
18th century
Places
United States
China
Germany
Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
Weimar Republic (1919-1933)
Portugal
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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