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Rethinking Orientalism: Women, Travel and the Ottoman Harem (Library of Ottoman Studies)
Rethinking Orientalism Women Travel and the Ottoman Harem - Library of Ottoman Studies
Author: Reina Lewis
The oppressed yet highly sexualized woman of the Muslim harem is arguably the pivotal figure of Western orientalism. Yet, as Reina Lewis demonstrates, while orientalist thinking had recently been challenged, Western understandings of Middle Eastern culture remain limited. This book presents alternative dialogues between Ottoman and Western women...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781860647307
ISBN-10: 1860647308
Publication Date: 9/24/2004
Pages: 256
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Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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