In Between Market and Charity
Child Domestic Work and Changing Labor Relations in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Istanbul
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11213487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yahya Araz (0000-0003-1051-8391, Dokuz Eylül University, corresponding author), İrfan Kokdaş (0000-0002-4858-6018, Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Pages | 81-108 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Labor and Working-Class History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0147-5479 • E-ISSN: 1471-6445 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0147547919000279 |
| OpenAlex | W3037392342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article focuses on children taken by Istanbulite families for upbringing and employment in the Ottoman capital during the 1800–1900 period. It suggests that domestic child labor which was shaped by the concept of ‘charity’ and economic interests during the first half of the nineteenth century progressively turned into wage labor during the second half of the century. The study claims that the nineteenth century witnessed a transformation of labor relations in the domestic service market, implying the transition from reciprocal to commodified labor. The labor of children employed in domestic services underwent a monetization process throughout the nineteenth century. Parallel to this monetization, the status of children under foster care or in domestic service came to be determined by standardized legal contracts
Ancient history · Capital (architecture · Commodification · Domestic work · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Labor relations · Labour economics · Monetization · Political science · Service (business · Sociology · Wage · History · Islamic Studies and History · Ottoman Empire History and Society · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |