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Letters and gifts in the harems of eighteenth-century Istanbul / Deniz Türker, A. Hilal Ugurlu
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Türker, Deniz, 1983- author.
- Uğurlu, A. Hilâl, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the history of Constantinople
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the history of Constantinople, 2514-3891
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mihrişah, consort of Mustafa III, Sultan of the Turks, -1805--Correspondence.
- Mihrişah.
- Istanbul (Turkey)--Court and courtiers--History--18th century.
- Istanbul (Turkey).
- Turkey--History--Selim III, 1789-1807.
- Turkey.
- Mihrişah, consort of Mustafa III, Sultan of the Turks, -1805.
- Letters.
- Courts and courtiers.
- Turkey--Istanbul.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "This Element examines the political, architectural, and social transformations of the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Selim III (1789–1807), foregrounding the central role of imperial women in shaping reform. While Selim's military and administrative initiatives reconfigured Istanbul's urban fabric, his mother, sisters, and female relatives actively advanced these efforts through architectural patronage, diplomacy, and gift exchange. Drawing on archival sources, visual materials, and microhistorical analysis, the Element reconstructs the dynamic networks sustained by these women and their stewards. It challenges assumptions of female invisibility, demonstrating instead their strategic visibility, economic agency, and integral participation in imperial governance and cross-cultural exchange"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- “My steward”/Benim Kethüdam
- Dressing the household, dressing the state
- Silk threads of power
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 30, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Türker, Deniz, 1983- Letters and gifts in the harems of eighteenth-century Istanbul
- ISBN:
- 9781009715164
- 100971516X
- 9781009715133
- 1009715135
- OCLC:
- 1578127708
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000371154
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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