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Title: STOLEN BOYS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
THE CHILD LEVY AS PUBLIC SPECTACLE AND POLITICAL INSTRUMENT
By: Charles Argo
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 1848856199
ISBN 13: 9781848856196
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Publisher: I.B.TAURIS & CO LTD.
Pub. date: 30 September, 2013
Series: Library of Ottoman Studies v. 25
Pages: 256
Synopsis: The infamous Ottoman devsirme-the levy and enslavement of young male subjects from the Christian regions of the empire for palace and military service by the Turks-has been traditionally understood as a mechanism of both elite recruitment and Muslim conversion. Here Charles Argo investigates the political and cultural resonance of the act itself; an act that reproduced in spectacle form Ottoman ideologies of dynastic legitimacy and political hegemony amongst its Christian subjects. Viewed thus, the levy transcends its utility as a recruitment mechanism, and becomes an important-even iconic-display of political will that significantly shaped the cultural reality for Balkan peoples under Ottoman rule. A fresh and original look at Ottoman history, this book changes the way we look at the exercise of power in pre-modern empires, and will be essential for all those interested in Ottoman and Middle East studies as well as Christian-Muslim relations, ritual, slavery and conversion.
Illustrations: 15 bw integrated illustrations, 15 maps
Publication: UK
Imprint: Tauris Academic Studies
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