
The Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System
Qadis, Consuls and Beratlis in the 18th Century
Maurits van den Boogert(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 20. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-90-04-42862-1 (ISBN)
Description
Pre-modern Western sources generally claim that European mercantile communities in the Ottoman Empire enjoyed legal autonomy, and were thus effectively immune to Ottoman justice. At the same time, they report numerous disputes with Ottoman officials over jurisdiction ("avanias"), which seems to contradict this claim, the discrepancy being considered proof of the capriciousness of the Ottoman legal system. Modern studies of Ottoman-European relations in this period have tended uncritically to accept this interpretation, which is challenged in this book.
Reviews / Votes
"[...] Boogert's analysis is clear, without any logical or methodological fallacies, based on extensive documentation while his conclusions are well founded, illuminative and innovative."Demetrios Papastamatiou in Journal of Oriental and African Studies (JOAS) 20 (2011), 321-324.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-42862-1 (9789004428621)
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Qadis, Consuls and Beratlis in the 18th Century
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Maurits H. van den Boogert, Ph.D. (Leiden, 2001) is the (co-)editor of four volumes on Ottoman-European relations, including The Ottoman Capitulations: Text and Context (Rome, 2003, with Kate Fleet) and Friends and Rivals in the East (Brill, 2000, with Alastair Hamilton and Alexander de Groot). In 2010 he published Aleppo Observed: Ottoman Syria Through the Eyes of Two Scottish Doctors, Alexander and Patrick Russell (Oxford University Press). He is now the Publishing Director for Middle East, Islam, and African Studies at Brill.
Content
Introduction
1. The Sultan's Promise
2. The Protection System
3. Avanias: Misrepresentations of the Ottoman
4. The Division of Estates
5. Bankruptcy
6. Theft
7. Conclusion
1. The Sultan's Promise
2. The Protection System
3. Avanias: Misrepresentations of the Ottoman
4. The Division of Estates
5. Bankruptcy
6. Theft
7. Conclusion