Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire
Download or Read eBook Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire PDF written by Kent F. Schull and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Kent F. Schull |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2014-04-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780748677696 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0748677690 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Prisons in the Late Ottoman Empire by : Kent F. Schull
Book excerpt: Contrary to the stereotypical images of torture, narcotics and brutal sexual abuse traditionally associated with Ottoman or 'Turkish' prisons, Kent Schull argues that, during the Second Constitutional Period (1908-1918), they played a crucial role in attempts to transform the empire.
