Politics of Reproduction in Ottoman Society, 18381900

Epidemics, migration and territorial losses led to population decline in early nineteenth-century Turkey. In response, Ottoman elites began a programme of population growth. Balsoy uses previously untapped archival sources to examine these developments, arguing that these changes caused reproduction to become a political experience.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Besi??m Ömer and Writing the History of Midwifery and Childbirth; Chapter 2 The Transformation of Midwifery; Chapter 3 Abortion, Power and Agency; Chapter 4 Pregnancy as a Site of Medical Intervention; Chapter 5 Infertility as a Public Problem; conclusion Conclusion: Gendering Nineteenthcentury Ottoman History;

About the author

Gülhan Balsoy

Product details

• Authors: Gulhan Balsoy, Gülhan Balsoy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138662001
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66200-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: "The Body, Gender and Culture"
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Ottoman Empire, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology: Birth