A Neighborhood in Ottoman Istanbul

A Neighborhood in Ottoman IstanbulA detailed history of a small neighborhood community of Ottoman Istanbul. Combining the vivid and colorful detail of a micro history with a wider historical perspective, this groundbreaking study looks at the urban and social history of a small neighborhood community (a mahalle) of Ottoman Istanbul, the Kasap lyas. Drawing on exceptionally rich historical documentation starting in the early sixteenth century, Cem Behar focuses on how the Kasap lyas

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