Slavery and Abolition in the Ottoman Middle East

Name: Slavery and Abolition in the Ottoman Middle East
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ISBN: 9780295976426

ISBN-10: 029597642X

ISBN-13: 9780295976426

Edition: 1998

Authors: Ehud R. Toledano

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In the Ottoman Empire, many members of the ruling elite were legally slaves of the sultan and therefore could, technically, be ordered to surrender their labor, their property, or their lives at any moment. Nevertheless, slavery provided a means of social mobility, conferring status and political power within the military, the bureaucracy, or the domestic household and formed an essential part of patronage networks. Ehud R. Toledano's exploration of slavery from the Ottoman viewpoint is based on extensive research in British, French, and Turkish archives and offers rich, original, and important insights into Ottoman life and thought.In an attempt to humanize the narrative and take it beyond…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 12/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 6.42" wide x 8.98" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Ottoman Slavery and the Slave TradeKul/Harem Slavery: The Men, the Women, the Eunuchs


The Other Face of Harem Bondage: Abuse and Redress


Agricultural Slavery among Ottoman Circassians


Slavery and Abolition: The Battle of Images


Discourses on Ottoman and Ottoman-Arab Slavery


Conclusion: Ottoman Slavery in World Slavery


Bibliography


Index