Eighth Biennial Conference on the Ottoman Empire and the World-Economy,
Nov. 13-14, 1998

The Eighth Biennial Conference on the Ottoman Empire and the World-Economy, "Law and Legitimation in the Ottoman Empire," will be held at Binghamton University November 13-14, 1998. It is organized by: Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations; and Middle East and North African Program (MENA). It is supported by a grant from the Institute of Turkish Studies in Washington DC.

Friday, November 13,
9:00-10 am Registration
10-12:30 pm Welcome, Immanuel Wallerstein (Fernand Braudel Center)
Donald Quataert (MENA)
Opening Remarks, Caglar Keyder (Fernand Braudel Center)

Session I:
Richard Antoun (MENA), Chair

Cornell Fleischer (Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Univ. of Chicago)
"The Rule of Law and Writ in the Formation of Ottoman Classicism"

Discussant: Roger Owen (History, Harvard)

2-5 pm, Session II:
Rifa'at Abou-El-Haj (MENA), Chair

Huri Islamoglu (Economics, Middle Eastern Technical Univ., and Near Eastern Studies, New York Univ.)
"Property as a Contested Category: State Power and Property Relations in the Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Empire"

Engin Deniz Akarli (History, Brown Univ.)
"Law and Order in the Marketplace: Istanbul Artisans and Shopkeepers, 1730-1840"

Discussant: David Powers (Near Eastern Studies Cornell Univ.)

Saturday, November 14
9:30-12:30 pm, Session III:
Sukru Hanioglu (Near Eastern Studies, Princeton), Chair

Leslie Peirce (History, UC-Berkeley)
"Bargaining Over the Law in a Provincial Court: Ayntab at the Mid-Sixteenth Century"

Judith E. Tucker (History, Georgetown Univ.)
"Rethinking Legal Reform: Muftis, the State, and Gendered Law in the Arab Lands in the Late Ottoman Period"

Discussant: Khaled Fahmy (Near Eastern Studies, Princeton)

2-5 pm, Roundtable Discussion: conference participants and Akbar Muhammad (MENA) and Ariel Salzmann (Near Eastern Studies, New York Univ.)

Registration
Pre-registration by mail is strongly recommended.
Fee: $25 Faculty and guests
(Binghamton Univ. faculty and all students: free)

To attend Friday dinner and Saturday lunch, you must pre-register by mail.
Friday dinner fee: $25.00
Saturday lunch fee: $ 8.00
Deadline: October 23, 1998

Please send conference Registration Form to:
Ottoman Conference
Fernand Braudel Center
Binghamton University
P.O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000

Lodging

For those attending the conference, reduced rates are available at:
Holiday Inn at the University
4105 Vestal Parkway, Vestal NY 13850
607-729-6371
$58 per room

Deadline for guaranteed rooms is October 23, 1998

Please send Hotel Reservation Form directly to the hotel.

Parking

Parking is available in the Paid Visitor Lot and Paid Garage for $3 on Friday,
$1 in quarters on Saturday in the Garage,
$3 in the Paid Visitor Lot or, on Saturday only, free in regular campus parking lots.

Information
For more information, contact:

Ottoman Conference
Fernand Braudel Center
Binghamton University
P. O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000
phone: 607-777-4924; fax 607-777-4315
email: devoist@binghamton.edu

Law and Legitimation in the Ottoman Empire

Conference and Meal Registration Form
Deadline: October 23, 1998 (Please Print)

Name_________________________________________

Institution__________________________________

Department___________________________________

Mailing Address______________________________

_____________________________________________

Registration Fee: $______________
($25 non-BU faculty and guests)

Friday Dinner_____at $25.00 $______________
(choice of ____Beef Tips Bordelaise,
____Chicken Teriyaki,
____Baked Salmon Filet,
____Pasta Primavera Alfredo,
Soup or salad bar, beverage and dessert included)

Saturday lunch _____at $8.00 $______________
(buffet; vegetarian choice available)

Total amount enclosed $______________

Please send check in US currency by Oct. 23, 1998 payable to:
"Fernand Braudel Center", Binghamton Univ.
P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton NY 13902-6000


Law and Legitimation in the Ottoman Empire

Hotel Reservation Form

Send directly to:
Holiday Inn at the University
4105 Vestal Parkway
Vestal NY 13850
607-729-6371
FAX: 607-729-6407
Deadline: October 23, 1998 (Please print)

Name_________________________________________

Address______________________________________

_____________________________________________

Telephone____________________________________

Accommodations needed________________________

Date/time of arrival_________________________

Date/time of departure_______________________

_____Please guarantee reservation past 4 pm

Credit card name, number, exp. date

_____________________________________________

Signature____________________________________

Fernand Braudel Center


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