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. It was within these prison...

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Main Author: Schull, Kent F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
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