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. |
Съдържание:
- List of Illustrations; Note on Language; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One. Harem Travellers; Chapter Two. Empire, Nation and Culture; Chapter Three. Harem: The Limits of Emancipation; Chapter Four. Eroticised Bodies: Representing Other Women; Chapter Five. Contested Behaviours, Gendered Spaces; Chapter Six. Dress Acts: The Shifting Significance of Clothes; Conclusion: Commodofication, Time and Nostalgia: The Search for Authenticity; Bibliography; Index.