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Facts and fantasies : images of Istanbul women in the 1920s /

The question of women and their rights was a prominent and ongoing topic of debate in the popular press of Turkey in the 1920s. This work presents an insightful analysis of those debates and follows its traces in obscene literature of the period, as a marginal, but influential branch of popular lite...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ture, Fatma (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Ottoman Turkish
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The question of women and their rights was a prominent and ongoing topic of debate in the popular press of Turkey in the 1920s. This work presents an insightful analysis of those debates and follows its traces in obscene literature of the period, as a marginal, but influential branch of popular literature. Popular literature of the time carefully scrutinizes urban Istanbul women in particular, from their biological responsibilities to their behavior in the public arena, down to their clothe ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 386 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1443878790
9781443878791