February 8-10


The Harem in Topkapi Palace

Please read Miller and one of the Inalcik pieces below, submit forms for each reading.  Due Sunday February 6.  Read: Quataert, 20-36; Goffman, pp. 60-92; and Imber, 27-44 and 143-176.

• Barnette Miller , "The Curriculum," from her The Palace School of Muhammad the Conqueror . Study guide for Miller .
• Halil Inalcik , "The Hub of the City: The Bedestan in Istanbul," International Journal of Turkish Studies, I/1 1979-80, 1-17. Study guide for Inalcik .
• Halil Inalcik , "The Policy of Mehmed II Toward the Greek Population of Istanbul and the Byzantine Buildings of the City," Dumbarton Oaks Papers, vol. 23-25/1969-1970, 231-249. Study guide for Inalcik .
• Halil Inalcik , "The Ottoman Economic Mind and Aspects of the Ottoman Economy," M. A. Cook (ed) Studies in the Economic History of the Middle East. Study guide for Inalcik .