The Sultan's Court
Alain Grosrichard
Verso Books, 1998
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A survey of Western accounts of "Oriental despotism" in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing particularly on portrayals of the Ottoman empire and the supposedly enigmatic structure of the despot's court - the seraglio - with its viziers, dwarfs, mutes, eunuchs and countless wives.
- ISBN-13
- 9781859841228
- ISBN-10
- 1859841228
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Year
- 1998
- Publication date
- 1998-08-17
- Pages
- 256
- Dimensions
- 137x216x20
- Weight
- 338