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Author: Betül İpşirli Argit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.750kg
ISBN: 9781108488365
ISBN 10: 1108488366
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 29 October 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'... a masterful work that asks entirely new questions. ... Dr Argıt's study provides new and profound insights into the social history of the non-dynastic women of the Ottoman harem. It breaks new ground in tracing their lives and roles in society post-manumission, thus widening the scope and nuancing the scholarship on free and unfree lives in the Ottoman era.' Nur Sobers-Khan, Journal of Early Modern History 'Betül İpşirli Argıt's monograph, based on her groundbreaking PhD research and expanded here with additional material, is a masterful work that asks entirely new questions. This elegantly written book lays bare the richness and complexity of the experiences of non-dynastic women in positions of servitude in the Ottoman palace and interrogates the histories of actors whose stories have been heretofore neglected by historians ... Dr. Argıt's study provides new and profound insights into the social history of the non-dynastic women of the Ottoman harem. It breaks new ground in tracing their lives and roles in society post-manumission, thus widening the scope and nuancing the scholarship on free and unfree lives in the Ottoman era.' Nur Sobers-Khan, Journal of Early Modern History
'... a masterful work that asks entirely new questions. ... Dr Argıt's study provides new and profound insights into the social history of the non-dynastic women of the Ottoman harem. It breaks new ground in tracing their lives and roles in society post-manumission, thus widening the scope and nuancing the scholarship on free and unfree lives in the Ottoman era.' Nur Sobers-Khan, Journal of Early Modern History 'Bet�l İpşirli Argıt's monograph, based on her groundbreaking PhD research and expanded here with additional material, is a masterful work that asks entirely new questions. This elegantly written book lays bare the richness and complexity of the experiences of non-dynastic women in positions of servitude in the Ottoman palace and interrogates the histories of actors whose stories have been heretofore neglected by historians ... Dr. Argıt's study provides new and profound insights into the social history of the non-dynastic women of the Ottoman harem. It breaks new ground in tracing their lives and roles in society post-manumission, thus widening the scope and nuancing the scholarship on free and unfree lives in the Ottoman era.' Nur Sobers-Khan, Journal of Early Modern History
Author Information
Betül İpşirli Argıt is Associate Professor of Ottoman History at Marmara University where her research focuses on the history of women in the Ottoman Empire, material culture and the history of the Ottoman imperial court. In addition to a number of articles, she is the author of Rabia Gülnuş Emetullah Valide Sultan (1640-1715) (2014) and “Hayatlarının Çeşitli Safhalarında Harem-i Hümayun Cariyeleri, 18.yüzyıl” (2017). She is the recipient of the TUBİTAK Post-Doctoral fellowship in Turkey.
