In this Book
- Unveiling the Harem: Elite Women and the Paradox of Seclusion in Eighteenth-Century Cairo
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Syracuse University Press
- Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms
summary
A history of elite women who were concubines and wives of powerful slave-soldiers, known as Mamluks, who dominated Egypt both politically and militarily in the eighteenth century.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- p. ix
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- 8. Everyday Life in the Harem
- pp. 215-229
- 10. Epilogue
- pp. 258-270
- Bibliography
- pp. 311-325
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815651703
Related ISBN(s)
9780815632931
MARC Record
OCLC
822018655
Pages
344
Launched on MUSE
2012-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
No