Ottoman Notables and Participatory Politics: Tanzimat Reform in Tokat, 1839-1876

ISBN-13: 9780367867539 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 286 str.

John Bragg

Opis

This book examines the Ottoman Tanzimat reforms of the 19^th century and their impact at the local level.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Tokat's Tanzimat-era Notables in Service to the State 2 Relations Among Tokat's Notables 3 The Litigation Tactics of Notables at Tokat's şer’î court 4 Lending in Tokat and Notable Social Networks 5 Patterns of Investment in Tokat's Land and Agriculture 6 Patterns of Investment in Tokat's Industry 7 Non-Muslim Leaders in Tokat Conclusion

O autorze

Dr. John K. Bragg is an assistant professor of History and Education at New Jersey City University. His research interests include political economy, handicraft industry, provincial studies, folklore, and Islamic family law. He has published a peer-reviewed chapter on Fuzuli’s Leyla and Majnun and has delivered conference papers on the nineteenth-century resettlement of Circassian refugees in Anatolia and non-Muslim legal tactics before the şer‘î courts.