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Harem : the world behind the veil / Alev Lytle Croutier.
Croutier, Alev Lytle, 1944-
1989
HQ1170 .C84 1989 (Mapit)
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Title
Harem : the world behind the veil / Alev Lytle Croutier.
Author
Croutier, Alev Lytle, 1944-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
1558591591 (paperback)
9781558591592 (paperback)
0896599035
9780896599031
Publication Details
New York : Abbeville Press, ©1989.
Language
English
Description
224 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm
Call Number
HQ1170 .C84 1989
Alternate Call Number
15.75
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.4/2/0917671
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213) and index.
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The grand harem
Introduction
Daily life in the sultan's harem
Costume and finery
The baths
Food
Sultanas
Eunuchs
Harem life in the city
Ordinary harems
West meets East
Oriental dreams
Survivals.

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