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In the Ottoman Empire, many members of the ruling elite were legally slaves of the sultan and therefore could, technically, be ordered to surrender their labor, their property, or their lives at any moment. This work offers insights into Ottoman life and thought. It also examines female harem slaves, and slave dealers, and slave owners.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Ottoman Slavery and the Slave Trade
Kul/Harem Slavery: The Men, the Women, the Eunuchs
The Other Face of Harem Bondage: Abuse and Redress
Agricultural Slavery among Ottoman Circassians
Slavery and Abolition: The Battle of Images
Discourses on Ottoman and Ottoman-Arab Slavery
Conclusion: Ottoman Slavery in World Slavery
Bibliography
Index

Slavery and Abolition in the Ottoman Middle East

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 01/12/1997
      ISBN13: 9780295976426, 978-0295976426
      ISBN10: 029597642X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the Ottoman Empire, many members of the ruling elite were legally slaves of the sultan and therefore could, technically, be ordered to surrender their labor, their property, or their lives at any moment. This work offers insights into Ottoman life and thought. It also examines female harem slaves, and slave dealers, and slave owners.

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Introduction: Ottoman Slavery and the Slave Trade
      Kul/Harem Slavery: The Men, the Women, the Eunuchs
      The Other Face of Harem Bondage: Abuse and Redress
      Agricultural Slavery among Ottoman Circassians
      Slavery and Abolition: The Battle of Images
      Discourses on Ottoman and Ottoman-Arab Slavery
      Conclusion: Ottoman Slavery in World Slavery
      Bibliography
      Index

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