Bardakc &

Neslishah

The Last Ottoman Princess
Übersetzer: Baran, Meyzi

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Born in Istanbul, Neslishah Sultan (1912-2012) was the granddaughter of Sultan Vahiddedin. This account of her extraordinary life is also the story of the end of two powerful dynasties 30 years apart.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: American University in Cairo Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 153mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 545g
• ISBN-13: 9789774169298
• ISBN-10: 9774169298
• Artikelnr.: 55305451

Autorenporträt

Murat Bardakç¿ is a Turkish journalist and historian. He is a columnist for Habertürk newspaper and is the author of several books on the Ottoman imperial family.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation vii
Ottoman Titles ix
Neslishah's Family Tree xi
Who's Who xiii
Preface xix
Prologue 1
Part One Turkey: A Cold Night in March 3
1. Waiting for O¿uz Osman 5
2. Last Entry in the Register 33
3. The Muddy Roads of Çatalca 53
Part Two Europe: The Difficult Job of a Princess 73
4. Funeral of a Sultan 75
5. The Carpet under the Sacred Sculpture 93
Part Three Egypt: A Bride in the Land of the Pharaohs 149
6. A Forced Engagement, a Marriage by Consent 151
7. Moonlight and Nights of Fear 183
8. A First Lady Arrested 219
9. Looking for a Gentleman to Shake Hands With 231
10. Password: "Unnnnn!" 247
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Part Four Turkey: Was the Caliph a Muslim? 263
11. The Duke of Windsor's Conga 265
12. All That Is Beautiful Has Been Made by My Grandfathers 279
Epilogue 287
Notes 293
Index 305