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  • Law and Legality in the Ottoman Empire and Republic of Turkey

    Edited by Kent F. Schull, M. Safa Saracoglu, Robert Zens ...
    The editors of this volume have gathered leading scholars on the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey to chronologically examine the sweep and variety of sociolegal projects being carried in the region. These efforts intersect issues of property, gender, legal literacy, the demarcation of village boundaries, the codification of Islamic law, economic liberalism, crime and punishment, and ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Subjects of Ottoman International Law

    by Lâle Can, Michael Christopher Low, Julia Stephens, Faiz Ahmed, Jeffrey Dyer, David Gutman, Stacy D. Fahrenthold0, Umut Özsu1, Will Smiley2, Aimee M. Genell3, Will Hanley4 ...
    The core of this edited volume originates from a special issue of the Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association (JOTSA) that goes well beyond the special issue to incorporate the stimulating discussions and insights of two Middle East Studies Association conference roundtables and the important work of additional scholars in order to create a state-of-the-field volume on Ottoman ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Law and Legality in the Ottoman Empire and Republic of Turkey

    Edited by Kent F. Schull, M. Safa Saraçoğlu, Robert Zens ...
    The editors of this volume have gathered leading scholars on the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey to chronologically examine the sweep and variety of sociolegal projects being carried in the region. These efforts intersect issues of property, gender, legal literacy, the demarcation of village boundaries, the codification of Islamic law, economic liberalism, crime and punishment, and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Tunisia

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