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The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire (Studies in Middle Eastern History)
The Imperial Harem Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire - Studies in Middle Eastern History
Author: Leslie P. Peirce
The unprecented 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195076738
ISBN-10: 0195076737
Publication Date: 9/2/1993
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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