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. 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
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781316648391
• ISBN: 978-1-316-64839-1
• No. of pages: 289
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Middle East, Middle Eastern history, Gender studies: women, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)