Author
Dumas, Juliette(Author)
Publication Date
2022
Publication Place
Leiden ; Boston -
Brill
Subject
History. | Modern History. | Social history.
Type
Book
Language
eng,fra
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource.
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
E179.5
Record ID
55249
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
2022
Notes
This book offers a historical analysis of the political and social conditions of Ottoman princesses in the modern era, at the heart of a court society dominated by the logic of sexual discrimination. This book offers a historical analysis of the political and social conditions of the Ottoman princesses in modern times, at the heart of a court society dominated by the logic of sexual discrimination. | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. | Ottoman women would have no place in politics; recluse in their harem, they spend their time in superficial distractions or pernicious intrigues: such is the legacy of orientalism and traditional historiography. Far from these clichés, this work offers a dive into the Ottoman institutional and social frameworks, which control the spectrum of social and political interactions of the women of the Ottoman court, taking as its field of study a figure largely ignored in historiography: the blood daughters of the Ottoman sovereigns - the sultanas. Ottoman women would have no place in politics; recluse in their harem, they would spend their time in superficial distractions or in pernicious intrigues: such is the heritage of Orientalism and traditional historiography. Far from these clichés, this work offers a dive into the Ottoman institutional and social frameworks, which govern the spectrum of social and political interactions of the women of the Ottoman court, taking as a field of study a figure largely ignored by historiography: the blood daughters of the Ottoman rulers - the sultanas.
Sample Text
Ottoman women would have no place in politics; recluse in their harem, they spend their time in superficial distractions or pernicious intrigues: such is the legacy of orientalism and traditional historiography. Far from these clichés, this work offers a dive into the Ottoman institutional and social frameworks, which control the spectrum of social and political interactions of the women of the Ottoman court, taking as its field of study a figure largely ignored in historiography: the blood daughters of the Ottoman sovereigns - the sultanas. Ottoman women would have no place in politics; recluse in their harem, they would spend their time in superficial distractions or in pernicious intrigues: such is the heritage of Orientalism and traditional historiography. Far from these clichés, this work offers a dive into the Ottoman institutional and social frameworks, which govern the spectrum of social and political interactions of the women of the Ottoman court, taking as a field of study a figure largely ignored by historiography: the blood daughters of the Ottoman rulers - the sultanas.
Seri
The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage ;75.
