Publication Date
2015
Publication Place
-
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Subject
Women in literature., Women -- Turkey -- Istanbul., Turkish literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
386
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (xxii, 386 pages)
Library
University College Dublin Library
Library Asset ID
1443878790 (electronic bk.), 9781443878791 (electronic bk.), 9781443872225
Record ID
b3167034
Library Location
In collection: Ebook Central Academic Complete UKI Edition
Date
2015
Sample Text
The question of women and their rights was a prominent and ongoing topic of debate in the popular press of Turkey in the 1920s. This work presents an insightful analysis of those debates and follows its traces in obscene literature of the period, as a marginal, but influential branch of popular literature. Popular literature of the time carefully scrutinizes urban Istanbul women in particular, from their biological responsibilities to their behavior in the public arena, down to their clothe ...
Bibliyografya
Includes bibliographical references and index.
