Inventing Laziness
| Author | : Melis Hafez |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2021-12-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781108667517 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1108667511 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Inventing Laziness by : Melis Hafez
Download or read book Inventing Laziness written by Melis Hafez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and original study tracing the development of 'laziness' as a social problem in the Ottoman Empire over the long nineteenth-century. Hafez explores the anxiety about productivity that generated reforms as well as new understandings of morality, subjectivity, citizenship, and nationhood among the Ottomans.
