Women, gender, and the palace households in Ottoman Tunisia [[electronic resource] /] / by Amy Aisen Kallander

• Autore: Kallander Amy Aisen <1978->
• Pubblicazione: Austin, Tex., : University of Texas Press, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.4821096110903
• Soggetto topico: Women - Tunisia - History
• Soggetto geografico: Tunisia Kings and rulers; Tunisia History 1516-1881; Tunisia Politics and government; Tunisia Court and courtiers History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this first in-depth study of the ruling family of Tunisia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Kallander investigates the palace as a site of familial and political significance. Through extensive archival research, she elucidates the domestic economy of the palace as well as the changing relationship between the ruling family of Tunis and the government, thus revealing how the private space of the palace mirrored the public political space. “Instead of viewing the period as merely a precursor to colonial occupation and the nation-state as emphasized in precolonial or nationalist histories, this narrative moves away from images of stagnation and dependency to insist upon dynamism,” Kallander explains. She delves deep into palace dynamics, comparing them to those of monarchies outside of the Ottoman Empire to find persuasive evidence of a global modernity. She demonstrates how upper-class Muslim women were active political players, exerting their power through displays of wealth such as consumerism and philanthropy. Ultimately, she creates a rich view of the Husaynid dynastic culture that will surprise many, and stimulate debate and further research among scholars of Ottoman Tunisia.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women, gender, and the palace households in Ottoman Tunisia
• ISBN: 0-292-75392-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788313703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II