Nineteenth Century Local Governance in Ottoman Bulgaria : Politics in Provincial Councils

This book provides a detailed exploration of the way in which administrative and judicial offices and practices provided an essential space for politics in 19th-century Bulgaria, securing local inhabitants' participation with Ottoman imperial governance. Title page Copyright Contents Maps, Figures and Tables Abbreviations Preface 1 Introduction 2 Contextualising the Nineteenth Century 3 Sitting Together: Local Councils and the Politics of Election in the County of Vidin 4 Once Inside the Chamber . . . Participation in the Politics of Local Administration 5 Writing Politics: Ottoman Governmentality and the Language of Reports 6 ‘Cattle Thieves’: Refugee Settlement, Ottoman Governmentality and Biopolitics 7 Conclusion Select Bibliography Index