Kallander, Amy Aisen, 1978-

Women, gender, and the palace households in Ottoman Tunisiaby Amy Aisen Kallander. - first edition. - Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part I. Family foundations of Ottoman rule -- Introduction. Families, households, and palace women in early modern court culture -- Family and the politics of marriage: the early Ottoman era in Tunis (1574/1756) -- Part II. Family and provincial government, 1756/1840 -- The prosperous palace -- Women's worlds -- Beyond Bardo -- Part III. Nineteenth-century transformations -- The constitution, financial reform, and the modern family -- Inventing dynastic traditions: family politics of French colonialism -- Conclusion.



9780292753921


Women--History.--Tunisia
Courts and courtiers--History.


Electronic Books.

HQ1792 / .W664 2013