The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire - Networks of Power in the Court of the Sultan

Informationen zum Autor Dr. George Junne, Jr. is a professor in Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina. He is also treasurer of the National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES) and a former editor for the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) journal. He is the author of Blacks in the American West and Beyond-America, Canada, and Mexico: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography (2000). He has lectured at Bogazici University for many years, and is an expert on the role and history of black slaves and eunuchs. Klappentext At the height of the Ottoman Empire! black eunuchs - rare! castrated slaves imported from Africa - became a key part of court politics. Unlike white eunuchs! who were only permitted outside the palace! black eunuchs had access to the harem - the Sultan's inner court. Vorwort At the height of the Ottoman Empire, black eunuchs - rare, castrated slaves imported from Africa - became a key part of court politics. Unlike white eunuchs, who were only permitted outside the palace, black eunuchs had access to the harem - the Sultan's inner court. Zusammenfassung At the height of the Ottoman Empire, black eunuchs - rare, castrated slaves imported from Africa - became a key part of court politics. Unlike white eunuchs, who were only permitted outside the palace, black eunuchs had access to the harem - the Sultan's inner court.

Product details

• Authors: George H Junne, George H. Junne
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.06.2016
• EAN: 9781784531546
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-154-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Library of Ottoman Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Türkei, Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens, History - General History, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global)