Daniel-Joseph Macarthur-Seal
Biographic Data
| ID | 1260113 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel-Joseph Macarthur-Seal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel-Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Macarthur-Seal |
| SIGNATURE | MACARTHUR-SEAL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7687-4407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Curating and Teaching Occupation: Displaying Post-Armistice Istanbul
This article examines how exhibitions can function as pedagogical and historiographical interventions through a case study of Occupied City: Politics and Daily Life in Istanbul, 1918–1923 . It argues that curatorial practices—object selection, visual design, and multilingual, multivocal sourcing—can foreground the social and cultural dimensions of occupation often marginalized in nationalist narratives. By reflecting on exhibition-making as a mod…
Cosmopolitan underworld: Opiate refinement in inter-war Istanbul
The Turkish government’s suppression of private heroin factories and its monopolization of opium exports brought the state into conflict with a large numbers of Istanbul residents who sought to profit from the lucrative trade in opiates. Sites of clandestine drug production spread across the urban and suburban landscape, inspiring public alarm and new policing measures. The article examines the human networks behind these production sites, invest…
War, Women, and Sex Work in Occupied Istanbul, 1918–1923
The occupation of Istanbul by British, French, and Italian forces and the broader political upheavals between 1918 and 1923 radically altered the lives of women selling sex in the Ottoman capital. Increased demand brought by Allied soldiers and increases in supply as waves of migration brought new and financially precarious women to the city led to an expansion in the scale of the sex trade, which soon became a major concern of Allied and Ottoman…
Musical convergence and divergence in occupied İstanbul, 1918–1923
The Allied occupation of İstanbul after World War I had a transformative impact on the city’s musical entertainment sector. The arrival of large numbers of military personnel created additional demand for music halls, cabarets, cafe-chantants, and concert venues. Servicemen’s musical preferences were catered for by resident İstanbulites and others who found refuge in the city, creating opportunities for musicians and entertainment entrepreneurs t…
Representing Occupied Istanbul: Documents, Objects, and Memory
In lieu of an abstract: Few of the belligerent nations’ capitals could escape the destruction and turmoil of World War I, but Istanbul alone endured a lengthy post-war occupation. Though the Mudros Armistice of October 30, 1918, officially ended Ottomans’ participation in the war, it was a brief respite. Two weeks later a convoy of British, French, Italian and Greek warships reached Istanbul (fig. 1), while succeeding conflicts continued to affli…
The Trans-Asian Pathways of 'Oriental Products: Navigating the prohibition of narcotics between Turkey, China, and Japan, 1918-1938
Patterns of opium production and distribution shifted immensely over the course of the twentieth century, with output falling by three-quarters, almost nine-tenths of which now takes place in Afghanistan. Supporters of drug prohibition trumpet the success of this long-term decline and hail the withdrawal of the four largest opium producers-India, China, Iran, and the Ottoman empire-from the non-medical market, but this seemingly linear trend conc…
States of drunkenness: Bar-life in Istanbul between empire, occupation, and republic, 1918–1923
The article examines the operation of the multiple regimes of alcohol control formulated by Istanbul’s Allied, Ottoman, and Turkish Nationalist authorities that distinguish the period 1918-1923 and their impact on alcohol entrepreneurs and drinkers. By combining Allied and Ottoman police and newspaper reports and the personnel testimony of soldiers, officials, and civilians in the occupied city, the article supplements the small existing literatu…
Resurrecting legal extraterritoriality in occupied Istanbul, 1918–1923
The short-lived Allied occupation of Istanbul produced a distinctive blend of legal innovation and revival, creating new mixed courts, reanimating the contested capitulations, and pressuring the Ottoman government to abandon wartime legislation in favour of new laws conducive to European interests. Such measures were intended to serve a military regime notable as much for its disregard for legal procedure when it suited the interests of the occup…
Turkey and Britain: From enemies to allies, 1914–1939
The relationship between Turkey and Britain shifted dramatically in the first three decades of the twentieth century, with the one-time diplomatic defender of Ottoman integrity emerging as its most formidable foe during the First World War and War of Independence. Despite this history of enmity, Turco–British relations entered a period of remarkable recovery in the years after 1923 as potential areas of conflict, such as the status of Mosul provi…
Intoxication and Imperialism
MacArthur-Seal's article explores how the Allied occupation of Istanbul between 1918 and 1923 revived and reshaped nightlife after a period of wartime privation. Soldiers and sailors sought in the nocturnal city to escape the military regimes governing their lives, bringing them into unregulated contact with local civilians. The frequently violent consequences of such encounters fueled nationalist opposition to the occupation and hence drew the a…
Intelligence and Lloyd George's Secret Diplomacy in the Near East, 1920–1922
The article seeks to establish the significance of intercepted Greek diplomatic messages as both historical source and catalyst in Britain's Near Eastern policy in the crucial years of 1920–2. Specifically, the intercepts reveal how members of the British government, foremost among them the prime minister, covertly supported Greek expansion in Asia Minor even after declaring neutrality in the conflict. Such evidence confirms rumours that were dis…
Intoxication and Imperialism
MacArthur-Seal's article explores how the Allied occupation of Istanbul between 1918 and 1923 revived and reshaped nightlife after a period of wartime privation. Soldiers and sailors sought in the nocturnal city to escape the military regimes governing their lives, bringing them into unregulated contact with local civilians. The frequently violent consequences of such encounters fueled nationalist opposition to the occupation and hence drew the a…
Resurrecting legal extraterritoriality in occupied Istanbul, 1918–1923
The short-lived Allied occupation of Istanbul produced a distinctive blend of legal innovation and revival, creating new mixed courts, reanimating the contested capitulations, and pressuring the Ottoman government to abandon wartime legislation in favour of new laws conducive to European interests. Such measures were intended to serve a military regime notable as much for its disregard for legal procedure when it suited the interests of the occup…
Musical convergence and divergence in occupied İstanbul, 1918–1923
The Allied occupation of İstanbul after World War I had a transformative impact on the city’s musical entertainment sector. The arrival of large numbers of military personnel created additional demand for music halls, cabarets, cafe-chantants, and concert venues. Servicemen’s musical preferences were catered for by resident İstanbulites and others who found refuge in the city, creating opportunities for musicians and entertainment entrepreneurs t…
Turkey and Britain: From enemies to allies, 1914–1939
The relationship between Turkey and Britain shifted dramatically in the first three decades of the twentieth century, with the one-time diplomatic defender of Ottoman integrity emerging as its most formidable foe during the First World War and War of Independence. Despite this history of enmity, Turco–British relations entered a period of remarkable recovery in the years after 1923 as potential areas of conflict, such as the status of Mosul provi…
Representing Occupied Istanbul: Documents, Objects, and Memory
In lieu of an abstract: Few of the belligerent nations’ capitals could escape the destruction and turmoil of World War I, but Istanbul alone endured a lengthy post-war occupation. Though the Mudros Armistice of October 30, 1918, officially ended Ottomans’ participation in the war, it was a brief respite. Two weeks later a convoy of British, French, Italian and Greek warships reached Istanbul (fig. 1), while succeeding conflicts continued to affli…
The Trans-Asian Pathways of 'Oriental Products: Navigating the prohibition of narcotics between Turkey, China, and Japan, 1918-1938
Patterns of opium production and distribution shifted immensely over the course of the twentieth century, with output falling by three-quarters, almost nine-tenths of which now takes place in Afghanistan. Supporters of drug prohibition trumpet the success of this long-term decline and hail the withdrawal of the four largest opium producers-India, China, Iran, and the Ottoman empire-from the non-medical market, but this seemingly linear trend conc…
States of drunkenness: Bar-life in Istanbul between empire, occupation, and republic, 1918–1923
The article examines the operation of the multiple regimes of alcohol control formulated by Istanbul’s Allied, Ottoman, and Turkish Nationalist authorities that distinguish the period 1918-1923 and their impact on alcohol entrepreneurs and drinkers. By combining Allied and Ottoman police and newspaper reports and the personnel testimony of soldiers, officials, and civilians in the occupied city, the article supplements the small existing literatu…
Intelligence and Lloyd George's Secret Diplomacy in the Near East, 1920–1922
The article seeks to establish the significance of intercepted Greek diplomatic messages as both historical source and catalyst in Britain's Near Eastern policy in the crucial years of 1920–2. Specifically, the intercepts reveal how members of the British government, foremost among them the prime minister, covertly supported Greek expansion in Asia Minor even after declaring neutrality in the conflict. Such evidence confirms rumours that were dis…
Intelligence and Lloyd George's Secret Diplomacy in the Near East, 1920–1922
The article seeks to establish the significance of intercepted Greek diplomatic messages as both historical source and catalyst in Britain's Near Eastern policy in the crucial years of 1920–2. Specifically, the intercepts reveal how members of the British government, foremost among them the prime minister, covertly supported Greek expansion in Asia Minor even after declaring neutrality in the conflict. Such evidence confirms rumours that were dis…
Intoxication and Imperialism
MacArthur-Seal's article explores how the Allied occupation of Istanbul between 1918 and 1923 revived and reshaped nightlife after a period of wartime privation. Soldiers and sailors sought in the nocturnal city to escape the military regimes governing their lives, bringing them into unregulated contact with local civilians. The frequently violent consequences of such encounters fueled nationalist opposition to the occupation and hence drew the a…
Resurrecting legal extraterritoriality in occupied Istanbul, 1918–1923
The short-lived Allied occupation of Istanbul produced a distinctive blend of legal innovation and revival, creating new mixed courts, reanimating the contested capitulations, and pressuring the Ottoman government to abandon wartime legislation in favour of new laws conducive to European interests. Such measures were intended to serve a military regime notable as much for its disregard for legal procedure when it suited the interests of the occup…
Turkey and Britain: From enemies to allies, 1914–1939
The relationship between Turkey and Britain shifted dramatically in the first three decades of the twentieth century, with the one-time diplomatic defender of Ottoman integrity emerging as its most formidable foe during the First World War and War of Independence. Despite this history of enmity, Turco–British relations entered a period of remarkable recovery in the years after 1923 as potential areas of conflict, such as the status of Mosul provi…
States of drunkenness: Bar-life in Istanbul between empire, occupation, and republic, 1918–1923
The article examines the operation of the multiple regimes of alcohol control formulated by Istanbul’s Allied, Ottoman, and Turkish Nationalist authorities that distinguish the period 1918-1923 and their impact on alcohol entrepreneurs and drinkers. By combining Allied and Ottoman police and newspaper reports and the personnel testimony of soldiers, officials, and civilians in the occupied city, the article supplements the small existing literatu…
Representing Occupied Istanbul: Documents, Objects, and Memory
In lieu of an abstract: Few of the belligerent nations’ capitals could escape the destruction and turmoil of World War I, but Istanbul alone endured a lengthy post-war occupation. Though the Mudros Armistice of October 30, 1918, officially ended Ottomans’ participation in the war, it was a brief respite. Two weeks later a convoy of British, French, Italian and Greek warships reached Istanbul (fig. 1), while succeeding conflicts continued to affli…
The Trans-Asian Pathways of 'Oriental Products: Navigating the prohibition of narcotics between Turkey, China, and Japan, 1918-1938
Patterns of opium production and distribution shifted immensely over the course of the twentieth century, with output falling by three-quarters, almost nine-tenths of which now takes place in Afghanistan. Supporters of drug prohibition trumpet the success of this long-term decline and hail the withdrawal of the four largest opium producers-India, China, Iran, and the Ottoman empire-from the non-medical market, but this seemingly linear trend conc…
Cosmopolitan underworld: Opiate refinement in inter-war Istanbul
The Turkish government’s suppression of private heroin factories and its monopolization of opium exports brought the state into conflict with a large numbers of Istanbul residents who sought to profit from the lucrative trade in opiates. Sites of clandestine drug production spread across the urban and suburban landscape, inspiring public alarm and new policing measures. The article examines the human networks behind these production sites, invest…
War, Women, and Sex Work in Occupied Istanbul, 1918–1923
The occupation of Istanbul by British, French, and Italian forces and the broader political upheavals between 1918 and 1923 radically altered the lives of women selling sex in the Ottoman capital. Increased demand brought by Allied soldiers and increases in supply as waves of migration brought new and financially precarious women to the city led to an expansion in the scale of the sex trade, which soon became a major concern of Allied and Ottoman…
Musical convergence and divergence in occupied İstanbul, 1918–1923
The Allied occupation of İstanbul after World War I had a transformative impact on the city’s musical entertainment sector. The arrival of large numbers of military personnel created additional demand for music halls, cabarets, cafe-chantants, and concert venues. Servicemen’s musical preferences were catered for by resident İstanbulites and others who found refuge in the city, creating opportunities for musicians and entertainment entrepreneurs t…
Curating and Teaching Occupation: Displaying Post-Armistice Istanbul
This article examines how exhibitions can function as pedagogical and historiographical interventions through a case study of Occupied City: Politics and Daily Life in Istanbul, 1918–1923 . It argues that curatorial practices—object selection, visual design, and multilingual, multivocal sourcing—can foreground the social and cultural dimensions of occupation often marginalized in nationalist narratives. By reflecting on exhibition-making as a mod…
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