Description
Book SynopsisThis examination of Tunisia's ruling family between 1700 and 1900 reveals the significance of the palace and the crucial political and economic roles women played in the family's relationship with the imperial government.
Trade Review[Kallander] deftly demonstrates that females of the household fit closely and naturally into practices that cemented Husaynid legitimacy. In a word, women, their public work and family relationships were integral to the longevity of Husaynid government. * International Journal of Islamic Architecture *
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Note on Transliteration
- Chronology
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Family Foundations of Ottoman Rule
- Introduction. Families, Households, and Palace Women in Early Modern Court Culture
- Chapter 1. Family and the Politics of Marriage: The Early Ottoman Era in Tunis (1574–1756)
- Part II. Family and Provincial Government, 1756–1840
- Chapter 2. The Prosperous Palace
- Chapter 3. Women's Worlds
- Chapter 4. Beyond Bardo
- Part III. Nineteenth century Transformations
- Chapter 5. The Constitution, Financial Reform, and the Modern Family
- Chapter 6. Inventing Dynastic Traditions: Family Politics of French Colonialism
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1. Genealogies
- Appendix 2. Annual Expense Registers of the Palace Treasury
- Appendix 3. Income and Expenditures of the Bey
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
