Gender in Ottoman Constantinople

by David Selim Sayers

Overview

What Ottoman Constantinople takes for granted, frowns upon, laments, and lampoons in terms of gender is often so unexpected that it might prompt us to rebuild our own conceptions of history and gender from the ground up. Gender in Ottoman Constantinople reconstructs this fascinating gender world before tracing its supposed disintegration in the 19^th century. In fact, Ottoman notions of gender continue to inform descendants of this culture even today, which is why the book concludes with some general reflections on the use and abuse of history for life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782494635067
Publisher:	Paris Institute for Critical Thinking
Publication date:	06/19/2024
Series:	Halman Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	99
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

David Selim Sayers is a scholar of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire with a focus on history and literature. His publications include the books "The Wiles of Women as a Literary Genre" and "Tifli Hikayeleri," the translated volumes "The Struggle for Modern Turkey" and "Muhacirname: Poetry's Voice for the Karamanlidhes Refugees," and scholarly introductions to the work of Sabahattin Ali and Sabiha Sertel. His 2021 article, "The Real Academy in Exile" (co-authored with Evrim Emir-Sayers), sparked an international debate in the field of Turkish Studies. David is a co-founder and core faculty member of the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT).