Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online)

Ceren Abi

doi:10.53979/yillik.1843674

EN

Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online)

Abstract

Review of Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback);9781108551922 (online), by Ceren Abi

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Historical Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Book Review

Authors

Ceren Abi ^*
0000-0003-0565-0865
United States

Publication Date

December 30, 2025

Submission Date

June 19, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 20, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7

DOI

https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.1843674

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA26BE85DA

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Abi, C. (2025). Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online). YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies, 7, 269-270. https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.1843674

AMA

1.Abi C. Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online). YILLIK. 2025;7:269-270. doi:10.53979/yillik.1843674

Chicago

Abi, Ceren. 2025. “Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Xiv + 305 Pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online)”. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies 7 (December): 269-70. https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.1843674.

EndNote

Abi C (December 1, 2025) Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online). YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies 7 269–270.

IEEE

[1]C. Abi, “Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online)”, YILLIK, vol. 7, pp. 269–270, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.53979/yillik.1843674.

ISNAD

Abi, Ceren. “Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Xiv + 305 Pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online)”. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies 7 (December 1, 2025): 269-270. https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.1843674.

JAMA

1.Abi C. Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online). YILLIK. 2025;7:269–270.

MLA

Abi, Ceren. “Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Xiv + 305 Pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online)”. YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies, vol. 7, Dec. 2025, pp. 269-70, doi:10.53979/yillik.1843674.

Vancouver

1.Ceren Abi. Melis Hafez, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. xiv + 305 pages. ISBN: 9781108427845 (hardback); 9781108448215 (paperback); 9781108551922 (online). YILLIK. 2025 Dec. 1;7:269-70. doi:10.53979/yillik.1843674