Deconstructing Images of "the Turkish Woman" - Hardcover

 
9780312175443: Deconstructing Images of "the Turkish Woman"

Synopsis

Explores various images attributed to or imposed upon Turkish women. The 14 contributions take a historical view, looking at the changes and continuities in the images of Turkish women from the late Ottoman era to the present. Along the way they look at the Ottoman satirical press, images of Turkish women as sexual personae in Western literature, Turkish women in American missionary texts, Kemalism as identity politics, female labor, the Purple Roof Women's Shelter Foundation, and top women managers in Turkey. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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About the Author

Zehra F. Arat is Professor of Political Science and the Coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program at Purchase College of the State University of New York.

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