The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire - Paperback
$94.99
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Availability:In StockContributor:Leslie P. PeirceSeries:Studies in Middle Eastern History (Paperback)Publish date:1993-09-02Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780195086775ISBN-10:195086775UPC:9780195086775Book Category:Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, ScienceBook Subcategory:Feminism & Feminist Theory, Linguistics, Life SciencesBook Topic:ZoologySize:9.20 x 6.14 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCEW5QBZ74
The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire
The unprecedented political power of the Ottoman imperial harem in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is widely viewed as illegitimate and corrupting. This book examines the sources of royal women's power and assesses the reactions of contemporaries, which ranged from loyal devotion to armed opposition. By examining political action in the context of household networks, Leslie Peirce...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780195086775ISBN-10:195086775UPC:9780195086775Book Category:Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, ScienceBook Subcategory:Feminism & Feminist Theory, Linguistics, Life SciencesBook Topic:ZoologySize:9.20 x 6.14 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCEW5QBZ74
Leslie P. Peirce is Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
Revised Edition
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.