Women's Costume of the Near and Middle East

ISBN-13: 9780700715602 / Miękka / 2002 / 192 str.

Jennifer M. Scarce

Opis

A lucid account of the development of women's dress from the fourteenth to the early twentieth century. This is set in the broader context of social and economic background of the Ottoman Empire, giving the subject a new and fascinating slant.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations  List of Diagrams  Acknowledgements  Introduction  1. The Arrival and Establishment of the Ottomans  2. The Ottoman Inheritance - Byzantium  3. The Ottoman Inheritance - Central Asia  4. The Ottomans at Home - Mainly Istanbul  5. The Ottomans Abroad - South-East Europe  6. The Ottomans Abroad - The Arab World  7. Close and Distant Neighbours - Persian and Afghanistan  8. Conclusions  Notes  Select Bibliography

O autorze

Jennifer Scarce