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Letters and Gifts in the Harems of Eighteenth-Century Istanbul

Deniz Türker
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      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.

      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Deniz Türker EAN: 9781009715119 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 75 WEIGHT: HEIGHT:
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-07-31 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Middle East / General WIDTH: SPINE:

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      Cultural studies: dress and society, Social groups, communities and identities, European history, Asian history, Middle Eastern history, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism

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      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.

      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Deniz Türker EAN: 9781009715119 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 75 WEIGHT: HEIGHT:
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-07-31 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Middle East / General WIDTH: SPINE:

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      Cultural studies: dress and society, Social groups, communities and identities, European history, Asian history, Middle Eastern history, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism

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