Defining corruption in the Ottoman Empire: morality, legality, and abuse of power in premodern governance

"This text explores how premodern Ottomans characterised public office corruption and what specific transgressions they associated with this notion before the nineteenth century. It identifies articulations of self-interested abuses of power in this context and illustrates how they resonate in...

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Main Author: Ergene, Boğaç A. 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2024
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Summary:"This text explores how premodern Ottomans characterised public office corruption and what specific transgressions they associated with this notion before the nineteenth century. It identifies articulations of self-interested abuses of power in this context and illustrates how they resonate in some ways with modern perspectives."
Physical Description:xvii, 320 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:9780198916215

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