Wealth Distribution, Social Stratification and Material Culture in an Ottoman Metropolis

Genel Açıklama

Thessaloniki According to the Probate Inventories of the Muslim Court (1761-1770)

400 s, İngilizce.

İçindekiler

Preface 

Part 1: The Sources and the Historico-Institutional Setting 

• Introduction to the Ottoman City 
• Thessaloniki, a City of Ottoman Pluralism 
• The Sources. Historical Value and Methodological Issues 
• The Kadı and the Islamic Law of Succession 
• Familial Realities 
• Urban Wealth Distribution. Some Introductory Observations

Part 2: The Estate Assets  

• The Movable Articles 
• The Productive Capital
• The Human Resources 
• The Fiscal Capital

Part 3: The People 

• Askeris, Christians, Women and Villagers 
• Entrepreneurs and their Strategies 
• Concluding Remarks

Bibliography 
Charts 
Index