The proper order of things language, power, and law in Ottoman administrative discourses / Heather L. Ferguson.
| Author/creator | Ferguson, Heather L. |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018] |
| Description | xii, 426 pages : illustration, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the structure of empire and a grammar of rule -- The sovereign state : spatial and textual politics in early modern Eurasian courts -- The state of stability : the kanunname as a genre of administrative governance -- The bureaucratic state : reforming documentary practices -- The brokered state : "the past is no longer the present" in the "land between the rivers" -- A state of rebellion : the re-territorialization of Ottoman sovereignty in greater Syria -- On the perfect state : an Ottoman vision of order -- Conclusion : the archiving state. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-414) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017050465 |
| ISBN | 9781503603561 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (electronic) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |