Orphans and destitute children in the late Ottoman Empire by Maksudyan, Nazan, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…A note on transliteration -- List of transliterated words and phrases -- Introduction: Ottoman children's "history from below" -- The politics of child abandonment -- Private negotiation of child fosterage -- State orphanages (islahhanes) -- The internationalization of orphans -- Conclusion: Ottoman children as historical actors.…”