Smoke and Mirrors

David Nielsen is an Associate Professor at the Queensland University of Technology, where he teaches and researches architecture. His research investigates the formative histories of architectural Modernism and how this intersects with broader issues like industrialization. His books include Bruno Taut’s Design Inspiration for the Glashaus (Routledge, 2016) and History of the Mauser Rifle in Chile: Mauser Chileno Modelo 1895, 1912, and 1935 (Schiffer Military History, 2019).

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. Dresden and the Yenidze Oriental Tobacco and Cigarette CompanyChapter 2. Orientalism’s Reception of Qaytbay’s and Khayrbak’s Mamluk ArchitectureChapter 3. Egypt, including Qaytbay and Khayrbak, at the World’s FairsChapter 4. Orientalism and GermanyChapter 5. Tobacco and the Rise of the CigaretteChapter 6. Tobacco and Smoking in the Occident and OrientConclusionBibliographyIndex