Unveiling the Harem : Elite Women and the Paradox of Seclusion in Eighteenth-Century Cairo /

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There is a long history in the West of representing Middle Eastern women as uniformly oppressed by Islam, by Islamic law, and by men. Stereotypical views of Middle Eastern women today maintain that they are without legal rights, do not attend universities or have jobs outside their homes, and are no...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fay, Mary Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Social conditions
Manners and customs
Mamelukes
Households
Harems
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Femmes > Égypte > Le Caire > Conditions sociales > 18e siecle.
Mamelouks > Conditions sociales > 18e siecle.
Menages (Statistique) > Égypte > Le Caire > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Women > Egypt > Cairo > Social conditions > 18th century.
Mamelukes > Social conditions > 18th century.
Harems > Egypt > Cairo > History > 18th century.
Households > Egypt > Cairo > History > 18th century.
Egypt > Cairo
Cairo (Egypt) > Social life and customs > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo

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