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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Local Notables"”.
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The New Order and Its Enemies: Opposition to Military Reform in the Ottoman Empire, 1789 - 1807
… by various groups such as the janissaries, local notables, and common people. It argues that their resistance shaped the possibilities of the Ottoman military reform by challenging the centralized, rationalized, disciplined, and bureaucratic new logic of the modern state.
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Cairo Contracted: Investigating the ᶜAshwā’iyyāt (Informal Settlements) through the Dynamics of Construction
… between state and society and is a local projection of a political paradigm that integrates authoritarian politics with indirect and informal modes of governance and provision. In particular, the dissertation investigates the situation through the ‘Ashwā'i construction industry and …
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Empire, Province, and Power: Chorbadzhi (Çorbacı) Networks in the Ottoman Empire, 1790s-1860s
… century leading to power reconfigurations in localities across the Empire. Although Muslim local notables (ayans) of this period have enjoyed a sustained scholarly interest, Christian provincial power holders such as the Chorbadzhis (Çorbacıs) have remained neglected despite their remarkable …