Who killed Panayot? reforming Ottoman legal culture in the 19th century / Omri Paz.
| Author/creator | Paz, Omri |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon : New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Microhistories |
| Contents | The Big Picture -- Episode One: The Opium Deal -- Episode Two: The Robbery -- Episode Three: Reporting the Robbery -- Episode Four: Panayot and Lefter's Arrest -- Episode Five: The Siege on Barker's Villa (The Ottoman Version) -- Episode Six: The Siege on Barker's Villa (The British Version) -- Episode Seven: At Ulucakl♯ł Dimitri's -- Episode Eight: At John Werry's -- Episode Nine: Interrogations in Seydik©œy -- Episode Ten: Panayot's Death & Bekir A♯Ÿa's Arrest -- Episode Eleven: Manast♯łrl♯ł Mihail's Tale -- Episode Twelve: The Consul & The Pasha -- Episode Thirteen: An Imperial Affair -- Episode Fourteen: Ali Nihat Efendi's Commission -- Conclusions: A New Legal Culture. |
| Abstract | "Who Killed Panayot? retells the true story of an opium robbery and subsequent police investigation that took place in the port-city of Izmir in 1850-52. What started as a simple case soon turned into a diplomatic crisis between two bygone empires, as the investigation provoked strong tensions between the British community in Izmir and the local Ottoman authorities. These tensions were exacerbated by the death of one of the suspects - a gardener named Panayot - after he was interrogated by the police. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources from the affair, Paz skilfully reconstructs this untold saga. Through microhistory and sociolegal analysis, he pieces together the lives of the outlaws and policemen involved in the case, and sheds important light on the history of opium smuggling and the impact of interrogation under torture. Paz argues that a "culture of lying" was adopted by both British and Ottoman officials, in face of the new legal reality that forged the concepts of human rights and the rule of law. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of microhistory, as well as those interested in sociolegal history, non-Western modernity, and the Ottoman Empire"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020040434 |
| ISBN | 9781138482074 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |