Joshua M White
Biographic Data
| ID | 5396549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua M White |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua M |
| FAMILY NAME | White |
| SIGNATURE | WHITE J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2482-7198 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Slavery, Freedom Suits, and Legal Praxis in the Ottoman Empire, ca. 1590–1710
Beginning with the story of the Muslim youth Mehmed bin Abdülcelil of Tunis, this article examines the plight of Ottoman subjects abducted and sold into slavery within the Ottoman Empire and their efforts to regain freedom through Ottoman courts. Freedom suits ( hürriyet davaları ) were common in the seventeenth-century Ottoman Empire, so much so that contemporary legal praxis manuals ( sukuk ) always provided examples of how to document them, bu…
From Slaves to Prisoners of War
Will Smiley, From Slaves to Prisoners of War: The Ottoman Empire, Russia, and International Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, 304 pp., ISBN: 9780198785415, £ 69.00.Will Smiley’s new book begins in 1787 with a ship and a storm at sea. The Russian warship Maria Magdalena was sailing towards conflict in the Black Sea when it was crippled by a fierce gale, leaving it no choice but to surrender to the winds and, upon reaching Istanbul, to th…
Piracy of the Ottoman Mediterranean
Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean
Mapping the Ottomans
With its nearly 100 images (plus an additional 17 colour plates), Mapping the Ottomans would rank as a grand achievement for its visual appeal alone, an elegant testament to the artistry of generat
Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean
This book offers a comprehensive examination of the shape and impact of piracy in the eastern half of the Mediterranean and the Ottoman Empire’s administrative, legal, and diplomatic response. In the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, piracy had a tremendous effect on the formation of international law, the conduct of diplomacy, the articulation of Ottoman imperial and Islamic law, and their application in Ottoman courts. Piracy and Law dr…
Fetva Diplomacy
This article explores the role of the şeyhülislam , the mufti of Istanbul and the head of the Ottoman religious-legal hierarchy, as a diplomatic intermediary and introduces the concept of “ fetva diplomacy.” Anyone of any confession could request a fetva (Arabic: fatwa ), a non-binding legal opinion, from the şeyhülislam . From the late sixteenth century, this openness to all comers led foreign powers’ representatives to cultivate close ties with…
Douglas E. Streusand, Islamic Gunpowder Empires
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Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean
This book offers a comprehensive examination of the shape and impact of piracy in the eastern half of the Mediterranean and the Ottoman Empire’s administrative, legal, and diplomatic response. In the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, piracy had a tremendous effect on the formation of international law, the conduct of diplomacy, the articulation of Ottoman imperial and Islamic law, and their application in Ottoman courts. Piracy and Law dr…
Fetva Diplomacy
This article explores the role of the şeyhülislam , the mufti of Istanbul and the head of the Ottoman religious-legal hierarchy, as a diplomatic intermediary and introduces the concept of “ fetva diplomacy.” Anyone of any confession could request a fetva (Arabic: fatwa ), a non-binding legal opinion, from the şeyhülislam . From the late sixteenth century, this openness to all comers led foreign powers’ representatives to cultivate close ties with…
Douglas E. Streusand, Islamic Gunpowder Empires
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Fetva Diplomacy
This article explores the role of the şeyhülislam , the mufti of Istanbul and the head of the Ottoman religious-legal hierarchy, as a diplomatic intermediary and introduces the concept of “ fetva diplomacy.” Anyone of any confession could request a fetva (Arabic: fatwa ), a non-binding legal opinion, from the şeyhülislam . From the late sixteenth century, this openness to all comers led foreign powers’ representatives to cultivate close ties with…
Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean
Mapping the Ottomans
With its nearly 100 images (plus an additional 17 colour plates), Mapping the Ottomans would rank as a grand achievement for its visual appeal alone, an elegant testament to the artistry of generat
Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean
This book offers a comprehensive examination of the shape and impact of piracy in the eastern half of the Mediterranean and the Ottoman Empire’s administrative, legal, and diplomatic response. In the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, piracy had a tremendous effect on the formation of international law, the conduct of diplomacy, the articulation of Ottoman imperial and Islamic law, and their application in Ottoman courts. Piracy and Law dr…
Piracy of the Ottoman Mediterranean
From Slaves to Prisoners of War
Will Smiley, From Slaves to Prisoners of War: The Ottoman Empire, Russia, and International Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, 304 pp., ISBN: 9780198785415, £ 69.00.Will Smiley’s new book begins in 1787 with a ship and a storm at sea. The Russian warship Maria Magdalena was sailing towards conflict in the Black Sea when it was crippled by a fierce gale, leaving it no choice but to surrender to the winds and, upon reaching Istanbul, to th…
Slavery, Freedom Suits, and Legal Praxis in the Ottoman Empire, ca. 1590–1710
Beginning with the story of the Muslim youth Mehmed bin Abdülcelil of Tunis, this article examines the plight of Ottoman subjects abducted and sold into slavery within the Ottoman Empire and their efforts to regain freedom through Ottoman courts. Freedom suits ( hürriyet davaları ) were common in the seventeenth-century Ottoman Empire, so much so that contemporary legal praxis manuals ( sukuk ) always provided examples of how to document them, bu…
Political science (7 works) · History (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (3 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 works)