Selim III, social control and policing in Istanbul at the end of the eighteenth century
Subtitle: between crisis and order
By: by Betül Başaran
Series: The Ottoman Empire and its heritage : politics, society and economy -- Volume 56
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9789004246072; 9789004274556
Subjects: History; Police; Internal security; Social life and customs
Other titles: Selim the 3rd, social control and policing in Istanbul at the end of the eighteenth century; Selim the third, social control and policing in Istanbul at the end of the eighteenth century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 230-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: The eighteenth century: defining the crisis; title: Rebellion, migration and fear of crime in the "well-protected" city; title: Migration and public order; title: Customary state policies and mechanisms of control; title: Maintaining order in the city: urban police and law enforcement agencies; title: Istanbul's economy and population at the end of the eighteenth century; title: Natural disasters and epidemics; title: Wartime crisis and the new order: the policing of istanbul, 1789-92; title: Accession of the "reformist" sultan; title: Defining the new order; title: Life in Istanbul and the demand for order; title: "A sweet fountain is always crowded"; title: Investigations and surveillance of the population; title: Legal theory and the justice of the sultan; title: The inspection registers of 1791-93; title: Observations on the kefalet registers; title: Exploration of the register using correspondence analysis; title: Economic activity in intra-muros Istanbul according to the register; title: Janissaries, immigrant networks and the inspectors; title: About coffeehouses and Janissaries.