Orphans and destitute children in the late Ottoman Empire / Nazan Maksudyan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maksudyan, Nazan, 1977- author.

Series:

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.

Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orphans--Turkey--History--19th century.

Orphans.

Poor children--Turkey--History--19th century.

Poor children.

Foster children--Turkey--History--19th century.

Foster children.

Abandoned children--Turkey--History--19th century.

Abandoned children.

Poor girls--Turkey--History--19th century.

Poor girls.

Armenians--Turkey--Social conditions--19th century.

Armenians.

Orphanages--Turkey--History--19th century.

Orphanages.

Social change--Turkey--History--19th century.

Social change.

Turkey--Social conditions--19th century.

Turkey.

Turkey--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

History books often weave tales of rising and falling empires, royal dynasties, and wars among powerful nations. Here, Maksudyan succeeds in making those who are farthest removed from power the lead actors in this history. Focusing on orphans and destitute youth of the late Ottoman Empire, the author gives voice to those children who have long been neglected. Their experiences and perspectives shed new light on many significant developments of the late Ottoman period, providing an alternative narrative that recognizes children as historical agents. Maksudyan takes the reader from the intimate world of infant foundlings to the larger international context of missionary orphanages, all while focusing on Ottoman modernization, urbanization, citizenship, and the maintenance of order and security. Drawing upon archival records, she explores the ways in which the treatment of orphans intersected with welfare, labor, and state building in the Empire. Throughout the book, Maksudyan does not lose sight of her lead actors, and the influence of the children is always present if we simply listen and notice carefully as Maksudyan so convincingly argues.

Contents:

A note on transliteration

List of transliterated words and phrases

Introduction: Ottoman children's "history from below"

The politics of child abandonment

Private negotiation of child fosterage

State orphanages (islahhanes)

The internationalization of orphans

Conclusion: Ottoman children as historical actors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815652977

0815652976

OCLC:

897017229