Tales from the expat harem : foreign women in modern Turkey /

As the Western world struggles to comprehend the paradoxes of modern Turkey, Tales from the Expat Harem reveals its most personal nuances. This illuminating anthology provides a window into the country from the perspective of thirty-two expatriates from seven different nations--artists, entrepreneur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ashman, Anastasia M., Gökmen, Jennifer Eaton
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Emeryville, CA : Seal Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©2006.
Colección:Seal Women's Travel Ser.
Temas:
1900-1999
Women > Turkey > 20th century.
Visitors, Foreign > Turkey > 20th century.
HISTORY > General.
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Visitors, Foreign
Women
Turkey > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Turkey > Social conditions > 20th century.
Asie Mineure > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Turquie > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Turkey
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:As the Western world struggles to comprehend the paradoxes of modern Turkey, Tales from the Expat Harem reveals its most personal nuances. This illuminating anthology provides a window into the country from the perspective of thirty-two expatriates from seven different nations--artists, entrepreneurs, Peace Corps volunteers, archaeologists, missionaries, and others--who established lives in Turkey for work, love, or adventure. Through narrative essays covering the last four decades, these diverse women unveil the mystique of the "Orient," describe religious conflict, embrace cultural discovery
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 293 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9781580053303
1580053300
1282469037
9781282469037
9786612469039
661246903X

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