| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 460 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction -- pt. I. The setting: Aintab and its court. Locating Aintab in space and time ; The people of Aintab and their world ; Introducing the court of Aintab -- pt. II. Gender and the terrain of local justice. İne's story: a child marriage in trouble ; Gender, class and social heirarchy ; Morality and self-repesentation at court ; Women, property, and the court -- pt. III. Law, community, and the state. Haciye Sabah's story: a teacher on trial ; Negotiating legitimacy through the law ; Punishment, violence, and the court -- pt. IV. Making justice at the court of Aintab. Fatma's story: the dilemma of a pregnant girl ; Conclusion |
| Summary |
In this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-452) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Women (Islamic law) -- Turkey -- History
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Sex and law -- History
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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Sex and law
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Women (Islamic law)
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Frau
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Islam
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Recht
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Rechtsprechung
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Turkey
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Gaziantep
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Osmanisches Reich
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520926974 |
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0520926978 |
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0585456372 |
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9780585456379 |
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9780520228900 |
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0520228901 |
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9780520228924 |
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0520228928 |
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1597347620 |
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9781597347624 |
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9786612758942 |
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6612758945 |
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1282758942 |
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9781282758940 |
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