Palestinian Peasants and Ottoman Officials

Rural Administration Around Sixteenth-Century Jerusalem
Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-521-47679-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 219 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization

In a unique study of rural administration in the Ottoman Empire, Amy Singer explores the relationship between Palestinian peasants and Ottoman provincial officials around Jerusalem in the mid-sixteenth century. With the use of court records, the author provides a detailed account of local conditions of production, the mechanisms for assessing and collecting taxes, and the strategies that were evolved in evading them. The book emphasises the complex, colourful and interactive nature of Ottoman provincial administration, which, while obliged to extract revenues from the peasants and impress them with the power of imperial authority, was nevertheless profoundly influenced by local conditions and traditional practices in its dealings with the populace.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Singer, Amy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Peasants, Palestine, and the Ottoman Empire; 2. Aspects of authority; 3. The rules of local administration; 4. Real accounts and accounting; 5. Between rebellion and oppression; 6. Realities and routines; Appendices.