Peirce, Leslie P <br/><br/>
The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire 

 - New York:  Oxford University Press,  1993. 
 - 374p. 
<br/><br/>	Introduction: Myths and Realities of the HaremPart I: The Politics of Reproduction1. The House of Osman2. Wives and Concubines: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries3. The Age of the Favorite: 1520-15664. The Age of the Queen Mother: 1566-16565. The Imperial Harem InstitutionPart II. Women and Sovereign Power6. Shifting Images of Ottoman Sovereignty7. The Display of Sovereign Prerogative8. The Politics of Diplomacy9. The Exercise of Political PowerConclusion: Women, Sovereignty, and SocietyAppendix: Genealogical ChartsNotesBibliography 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195086775  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women -- Political activity -- Turkey -- History.<br/>Women -- Turkey -- Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.4209561  / PEI/I