Wealth Dıstrıbutıon, Socıal Stratıfıcatıon And Materıal Culture In An Ottoman Metropolıs Thes Salonıkı Accordıng To The Probate Inventorıes Of The Muslım Court (1761-1770)

Part 1: The Sources and the Historico-Institutional Setting

1. 1. I troduction to the Ottoman City
2. 2. Thessaloniki, a City of Ottoman Pluralism
3. 3. The Sources. Historical Value and Methodological Issues
4. 4. The Kadı and the Islamic Law of Successio
5. 5. Familial Realities
6. 6. Urban Wealth Distribution. Some Introductory Observations

Part 2: The Estate Assets

1. 7. The Movable Articles
2. 8. The Productive Capital
3. 9. The Human Resources
4. 10. The Fiscal Capital

Part 3: The People

1. 11. Askeris, Christians, Women and Villagers
2. 12. Entrepreneurs and their Strategies
3. 13. Concluding Remarks

Appendix

Bibliography

Index