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Defining corruption in the Ottoman Empire : morality, legality, and abuse of power in premodern governance
Title
Defining corruption in the Ottoman Empire : morality, legality, and abuse of power in premodern governance / Boğaç A. Ergene.
ISBN
9780198916246
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Copyright Notice Date
©2024
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
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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.
Variant and related titles
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 15, 2024
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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