SCHULLER GUNTHER
(H/B) PRISONS IN THE LATE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
MICROCOSMS OF MODERNITY
Εκδότης: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 1275-0275
The Western world stereotypically associates Ottoman or 'Turkish' prisons with images of torture, narcotics and brutal sexual behaviour. Now, Kent F. Schull argues that these prisons were actually a site of immense reform and contestation during the 19th century. Schull shows that prisons were key components for Ottoman nation-state construction and acted as 'microcosms of modernity' for broader imperial transformation. It was within the walls of these prisons that many of the pressing questions of Ottoman modernity were worked out. By jux... Διαβάστε περισσότερα... |
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Ελληνικές / Ξένες Εκδόσεις
Ημερομηνία Έκδοσης
Διαθεσιμότητα
Περιοχή Τιμών
Συγγραφέας / Δημιουργός
Εκδότης / Κατασκευαστής