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Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire : Microcosms of Modernity /

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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 c...

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