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Prisons in the late Ottoman Empire : microcosms of modernity /

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...

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Main Author: Schull, Kent F. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Prisons > Turkey > History > 19th century.
Prisons > Turkey > History > 20th century.
Prison administration > Turkey > History.
Humanities.
Islam.
Islamic life and practice.
Religion and beliefs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Prison administration.
Prisons.
Turkey.
1800-1999
Electronic books.
History.
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