The chief eunuch of the Ottoman harem : from African slave to power-broker / Jane Hathaway.
"Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an in-depth study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources are used to analyse the Chief Eunuch�...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2018.
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Norlin Library - Stacks
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HQ449 .H37 2018
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| HQ449 .H37 2018 | Available Place a Hold |