Unveiling the Harem Elite Women and the Paradox of Seclusion in Eighteenth-Century Cairo |
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| Author:
| Fay, Mary Ann |
| Series title: | Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3293-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.