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The Imperial Harem
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Description
Leslie Peirce challenges the notion that the gender segregation of traditional Islamic society precluded women from playing anything more than a subordinate role within the household.
In part one, Peirce examines the dynasty's reproduction policies and argues that the decisions about reproduction and the training or princes was tied to an ideology of power. Part two, examines the sources of women's direct and indirect political power. Peirce discusses how women participated in diplomacy, negotiating treaties and corresponding with figures such as Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medicis. Of equal importance, was women's participation in what Peirce terms `the public culture of sovereignty' by which is meant royal ceremonies and the patronage of artists.
This book reinterprets definitions of sovereignty and political action to show the centrality of women. It makes an important contribution to the study both of the history of Turkey in the 16th and 17th centuries and to the study of women and politics.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
396
Release Date:
1993-09-02
Publication Date:
1993-09-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0195086775
ISBN13:
9780195086775
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
600 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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