Neslishah : the last Ottoman princess /
Twice a princess, twice exiled, Neslishah Sultan had an eventful life. When she was born in Istanbul in 1921, cannons were fired in the four corners of the Ottoman Empire, commemorative coins were issued in her name and her birth was recorded in the official register of the palace. After all, she wa...
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English, translated from the original Turkish. |
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Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
[2017]
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| Edition: | English edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. One Turkey: A Cold Night in March
- 1. Waiting for Oguz Osman
- 2. Last Entry in the Register
- 3. Muddy Roads of Catalca
- pt. Two Europe: The Difficult Job of a Princess
- 4. Funeral of a Sultan
- 5. Carpet under the Sacred Sculpture
- pt. Three Egypt: A Bride in the Land of the Pharaohs
- 6. Forced Engagement, a Marriage by Consent
- 7. Moonlight and Nights of Fear
- 8. First Lady Arrested
- 9. Looking for a Gentleman to Shake Hands With
- 10. Password: "Unnnnn!"
- pt. Four Turkey: Was the Caliph a Muslim?
- 11. Duke of Windsor's Conga
- 12. All That Is Beautiful Has Been Made by My Grandfathers.