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Harem: The World Behind the Veil

by Alev Lytle Croutier · 1989

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Drawing on a host of intimate first-hand accounts and memoirs, Harem explores life in the world's harems, from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century, focusing on the fabled and ever-mysterious Seraglio of Topkapi Palace as a paradigm for all. 125 illustrations, 50 in full color.

Subject
historyanthropologybiography
Genre
historical fiction
Themes
feminismwomenarthistoryislam
Setting
TurkeyMiddle East
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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