Rethinking orientalism : women, travel and the Ottoman harem /
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 has recently been challenged, Western understandings of Middle Eastern culture remain limited. This book presents alternat...
| Основен автор: | Lewis, Reina, 1963- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2004.
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| Серия: |
Library of Ottoman studies.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=125782 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Rethinking orientalism. |
| Резюме: |
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 has recently been challenged, Western understandings of Middle Eastern culture remain limited. This book presents alternative dialogues between Ottoman and Western women. Lewis examines, from the position of cultural theory, the published autobiographical accounts about segregated life of self-identified "Oriental" women Demetra Vaka Brown, Halide Edib, Zeyneb Hanum, Melek Hanum and Grace Ellison. Bringing he. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
1417582472 9781417582471 9780857716347 0857716344 1860647294 9781860647291 |