Zeyneb Hanoum

A Turkish Woman's European Impressions (eBook, PDF)

New Introduction by Reina Lewis

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Born into the Ottoman Muslim elite, Zeyneb Hanoum and her sister Melek Hanoum were given a Western-style education by their progressive father, who expected them subsequently to live the segregated lives of Ottoman ladies. Rebelling, the sisters collaborated with the French author Pierre Loti, hoping that harnessing European intellectual support would speed up Ottoman social reform. Fleeing Istanbul in 1906 for fear of imperial reprisals, the sisters traveled in disguise to Europe, hoping to find "freedom" in the West. With Zeyneb Hanum's letters punctuated by Grace Ellison's introduction, commentary, and footnotes, this book challenges Orientalist stereotypes and documents the vibrant engagement between Eastern and Western women at the fin de siècle.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Walter de Gruyter
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781463210076
• Artikelnr.: 57963775

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. A dash for freedom
2. Zeyneb's girlhood
3. Bewildering Europe
4. Sculpture's forbdden joy
5. The Alps and artificiality
6. Freedom's doubtful enchantments
7. Good-bye to youth - taking the veil
8. A misfit education
9. 'Smart women' through the veil
10. The true democracy
11. A country picture
12. The star from the West
13. Turkish hospitality
14. A study in contrasts
15. Dreams and realities
16. The moon of Ramazan
17. And is this really freedom?
18. The clash of creeds
19. In the enemy's land
20. The end of the dream.