Gender in Ottoman Constantinople (Halman Library)

Sayers, David Selim

ISBN 10: 249463508X / ISBN 13: 9782494635081

Published by Paris Institute for Critical Thinking, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender in Ottoman Constantinople (Halman Library)
• Publisher: Paris Institute for Critical Thinking
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 249463508X
• ISBN 13: 9782494635081
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 19th 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.

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).