Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Tyranny illustrated: from petition to rebellion in Ottoman Vranje

2015; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 53; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/npt.2015.17

ISSN

1305-3299

Autores

Cengiz Kırlı,

Tópico(s)

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

Resumo

Abstract This article traces the struggle of the people of Vranje to unseat their governor, Hüseyin Pasha, in the 1840s. It situates this struggle within the context of the Tanzimat reforms, one primary objective of which was to use financial and legal means to bring powerful local governors under the control of the central government. The case of Vranje, this article shows, provides a particularly colorful example to observe the disrupting effects of the center’s intervention in the provinces, to investigate the various dynamics and difficulties the center confronted in its attempt to control the periphery, and to understand the ways in which the new political discourse of the Tanzimat shaped local resistance. This article also traces the stages of political mobilization and dissent through the various strategies the people of Vranje employed, from petitioning to armed resistance, in order to fight perceived injustices.

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