Behar A Neighborhood in Ottoman Istanbul

Fruit Vendors and Civil Servants in the Kasap Ilyas Mahalle
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8703-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East

A detailed history of a small neighborhood community of Ottoman Istanbul.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Behar, Cem

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface INTRODUCTION: THE CITY, THE SEMT, AND THE MAHALLE
The Mahalle and the Semt
The "Islamic City"
The Kasap Ilyas Mahalle
Fluidity and Imprecision
Sources and Issues
1: THE CONTOURS OF A LOCAL IDENTITY
Local Identity: The Formative Sixteenth Century
Mahalle Topography: Boundaries and Landmarks
Houses and Gardens
Streets and Dead Ends
The Population and Inhabitants of a Peripheral Mahalle
Kasap Ilyas' High Street: "Butchers' Road"
Fire and Brimstone
2: POWER AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IN KASAP ILYAS: TANZIMAT AND AFTER
The Imam and His Congregation
The Benefits of Local Power: The Case of Aziz Mahmud Efendi
A Case of Peaceful Transition: Imam and Muhtar in Kasap Ilyas
The Administered Body: Early Nineteenth-Century Perspectives
3: MIGRATION AND URBAN INTEGRATION, THE ARAPKIR CONNECTION
The Formation of a Migrant Shelter in Kasap Ilyas: Ispanakci Viranesi and the Arapkirlis
Fruit Vendors and Civil Servants: Provincials and Arapkirlis in 1885
Legal Residence: Regionalism and Nepotism
4: "END OF EMPIRE": PORTRAIT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Families and Households
Streets, Houses, Warehouses, and Shops: Residential and Commercial Areas in Kasap Ilyas
The Muhtar and his Mahalle: Ruler, Representative, Middleman
EPILOGUE
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index Volumes in the SUNY Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East

Über Autor(innen)

Cem Behar is Professor of Economics at Bogaziçi University and the author of many books, including (with Alan Duben) Istanbul Households: Marriage, Family, and Fertility, 1880–1940.