This volume not only deepens our understanding of the distinctive contributions that women have made to Balkan history but also re-evaluates this through a more
Using a wealth of primary sources and covering the entire Ottoman period, Ottoman Women in Public Space challenges the traditional view that sees Ottoman women
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Ottoman Empire remained the grandest and most powerful of Middle Eastern empires. One hitherto overlooked aspect
Women in the Ottoman Balkans were founders of pious endowments, organizers of labour and conspicuous consumers of western luxury goods; they were lovers, wives,
During war time, the everyday experiences of ordinary people - and especially women - are frequently obscured by elite military and social analysis. In this pio