A COMMENT ON ALI YAYCIOĞLU'S REVIEW OF TIMUR KURAN, ED., SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ISTANBUL: GLIMPSES FROM COURT RECORDS, VOLS. 1–10 (IJMES 47 [2015]: 625–27)

The August 2015 issue of IJMES reviews a ten-volume compilation of 17th-century Istanbul court records, issued between 2010 and 2013 under my editorship. The review offers useful quibbles that highlight differences between the priorities of historians and those of analytical social scientists. These...

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Published in:International journal of Middle East studies 2016-05, Vol.48 (2), p.429-432
Main Author: Kuran, Timur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
17th century
Academic discourse
Academic writing
Analysis
Boundaries
Court records
Historians
History
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Scientists
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Summary:The August 2015 issue of IJMES reviews a ten-volume compilation of 17th-century Istanbul court records, issued between 2010 and 2013 under my editorship. The review offers useful quibbles that highlight differences between the priorities of historians and those of analytical social scientists. These comments fall within the boundaries of healthy academic discourse.
ISSN:0020-7438
1471-6380
DOI:10.1017/S0020743816000362