Family foundations of Ottoman rule. Introduction : Families, households, and palace women in early modern court culture ; Family and the politics of marriage : the early Ottoman era in Tunis (1574/1756) -- Family and provincial government, 1756/1840. The prosperous palace ; Women's worlds ; Beyond Bardo -- Nineteenth-century transformations. The constitution, financial reform, and the modern family ; Inventing dynastic traditions : family politics of French colonialism ; Conclusion
Summary
This examination of Tunisia's ruling family between 1700 and 1900 reveals the significance of the palace and the crucial political and economic roles women played in the family's relationship with the imperial government
