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Orphans and destitute children in the late Ottoman Empire

Maksudyan, Nazan, 1977-

Orphans and destitute children in the late Ottoman Empire [electronic resource] / Nazan Maksudyan. - First edition. - Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A note on transliteration -- List of transliterated words and phrases -- Introduction: Ottoman children's "history from below" -- The politics of child abandonment -- Private negotiation of child fosterage -- State orphanages (islahhanes) -- The internationalization of orphans -- Conclusion: Ottoman children as historical actors.

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Social change--History--Turkey--19th century.
Orphanages--History--Turkey--19th century.
Armenians--Social conditions--Turkey--19th century.
Poor girls--History--Turkey--19th century.
Foster children--History--Turkey--19th century.
Abandoned children--History--Turkey--19th century.
Poor children--History--Turkey--19th century.
Orphans--History--Turkey--19th century.


Turkey--Social policy.
Turkey--Social conditions--19th century.


Electronic books.

HV1276.7 / .M35 2014

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