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Commercial treaties and political transformation in Sulu and Southeast Asian littorals, c. 1830–1840

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article re‐examines an economic treaty concluded between Spain and the Sulu Sultanate in 1836. Analysing the Tausug (Jawi) and Spanish treaty versions alongside archival sources from Spain, the Philippines, and England, it traces the impact of indigenous agency beyond the formal signatories on economic and political transformations ...
Eleonora Poggio, Ariel Lopez, Birgit Tremml‐Werner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liability Mechanisms and Third-Party Rights in Ottoman Company Law: A Comparative Analysis of the Commercial Code and the Mecelle

İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası
Ottoman modernization gained momentum in the 19th century through reforms in commercial law and corporate models, with corporatization playing a central role in promoting capital accumulation and reshaping the legal framework.
İlknur Yaşar Bilicioğlu
doaj   +1 more source

Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
wiley   +1 more source

A Study on the Visibility of Jews in Ottoman Courts: The Example of Hasköy Court (1612–1643)

Hamsa
This study examines the commercial, social and legal relations of Jews in the Ottoman Empire through the records of Hasköy Court Registry No. 5. Ottoman court registers are significant sources that provide valuable information in many areas such as ...
Talha Kaan Ünlü
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Legal Maxims in Ottoman Law (Literature and Functions)

Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul
The article provides a comprehensive overview of the literature and role of qawā‘id (legal maxims) in Ottoman law. It begins by categorizing qawā‘id literature into classical and Tanzimat periods.
Yasin Yılmaz
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Land, Gendered Labor, and Empire‐Making in Central Sudan

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article offers an analysis of Gulf‐Arab and more specifically Emirati empire‐making in central Sudan, by focusing ethnographic attention on an Emirati‐owned farm in the Gezira region as a key site of capitalist extraction and imperial ambition.
Nisrin Elamin
wiley   +1 more source

Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson, Gill Newton, Linda Perriton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

OSMANLI CEZA KANUNLARINDA RÜŞVET SUÇU VE FIKHÎ ANALİZİ

İslami İlimler Dergisi
İslam’ın önem atfederek korunmasını istediği birtakım değerler vardır. Bu koruma şahsi bir görevden çok kamu otoritesine ait bir ödevdir. Zira bu değerleri hedef alan suçlara yönelik yaptırımları uygulama, bazı durumlarda yeni yaptırımlar vazetme yetkisi
Muhammed Emin Kızılay
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The big impact of small change: Fresh estimates of English wheat market integration, 1693–1893

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Using existing and new price data sets, we provide the first estimates of market integration across England over the entire 200 years of the industrial revolution. We document a significant, though not huge, integration improvement for markets furthest from London. Full integration was achieved by the 1830s. Our price data sets vary in quality
Liam Brunt, Edmund Cannon
wiley   +1 more source