Ottoman Women During World War I - Everyday Experiences, Politics, and Conflict

Informationen zum Autor Elif Mahir Metinsoy is a part-time lecturer at Galatasaray Üniversitesi, Istanbul. She holds a Ph.D. in history from Boðaziçi University, Istanbul and the Université de Strasbourg. Klappentext Using the newest sources, this book reveals the experience of Ottoman Muslim women during World War I. Zusammenfassung The book studies the experience of Ottoman Muslim women during the First World War! focusing on the everyday problems of life on the home front and the role of women in shaping wartime social policy. It is an ideal read for researchers of gender history! Middle Eastern and social history. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Chronology; List of abbreviations and archive references; Glossary; Introduction; Part I. The Home Front: 1. Women in Europe and the United States; 2. The Ottoman home front; Part II. Women's Negotiation of Wartime Social Policies: 3. Hunger and shortages; 4. Monetary assistance for soldiers' families; 5. The housing problem; 6. Motherhood; Part III. Women and Working Life: 7. Wartime work opportunities and restrictions; 8. Working women's problems; Part IV. Women's Resistance to War Mobilization: 9. Forced labor and overtaxation; 10. Discontent with Conscription; 11. State control of morality and marriage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Elif Mahir Metinsoy, Elif Mahir Metinsoy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.2017
• EAN: 9781107198906
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19890-6
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Middle East / General, c 1910 to c 1919, Middle Eastern history, Gender studies: women, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1)