Crime and punishment in Istanbul : 1700/1800
F Zarinebaf
This vividly detailed revisionist history exposes the underworld of the largest metropolis of the early modern Mediterranean and through it the entire fabric of a complex, multicultural society. Fariba Zarinebaf maps the history of crime and punishment in Istanbul over more than one hundred years, considering transgressions such as riots, prostitution, theft, and murder and at the same time tracing how the state controlled and punished its unruly population. Taking us through the city's streets, workshops, and houses, she gives voice to ordinary people--the man accused of stealing, the woman ac.
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Year:
2010
Publisher:
University of California Press
Language:
english
Pages:
305
ISBN 10:
0520947568
ISBN 13:
9780520947566
File:
PDF, 4.34 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2010