Ottoman rule of law and the modern political trial : the Yıldız case / Avi Rubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Avi, 1971- author.

Series:

Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Midhat Paşa, 1822-1884--Trials, litigation, etc.

Midhat Paşa.

Abdülaziz, Sultan of the Turks, 1830-1876--Death and burial.

Abdülaziz.

Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918.

Abdülhamid.

Abdülaziz, Sultan of the Turks, 1830-1876.

Midhat Paşa, 1822-1884.

Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--Turkey--Historiography.

Trials (Political crimes and offenses).

Justice, Administration of--Turkey--History--19th century.

Justice, Administration of.

Rule of law--Turkey--History--19th century.

Rule of law.

History.

Historiography.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Trials.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"'Ottoman Rule of Law and the Modern Political Trial' employs a socio-legal approach to analyze the famous yet understudied 'Yildiz Trial,' surrounding the 1876 death of Sultan Abdülaziz, and this trial's representations in contemporary public discourses and subsequent historiography"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue : Historical resonances

Introduction : (not) letting history judge

Ottoman legalism

Political trial

Performing a show trial

Legal burdens and political legacies

Conclusion : imagining the law's rule.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Rubin, Avi, 1971- author. Ottoman rule of law and the modern political trial.

ISBN:

9780815635970

0815635974

9780815636014

0815636016

OCLC:

1037286814