This volume explores the variety of ways in which childhood was experienced, lived and remembered in the late Ottoman Empire and its successor states. The perio

Explores 5 centuries of changing attitudes toward children and childhood in the Ottoman Empire

History books often weave tales of rising and falling empires, royal dynasties, and wars among powerful nations. Here, Maksudyan succeeds in making those who ar

Described by historians as a "total war," World War I was the first conflict that required a comprehensive mobilization of all members of society, regardless of

This volume asks, what is it like to be a child in a country where 25% of the population is under the age of 14? Handling this question through a multidisciplin