num_pages: 276
description: In western minds the word  harem conjures up visions of an Arabian Nights world of luxury &amp; dissipation. Without minimizing the sensational &amp; unpleasant aspects of the harem system, the author presents an authoritative, objective account of its history over a period of 450 years. Penzer reconstructs the huge network of courts, living quarters, reception rooms, kitchens, storehouses, baths, mosques, &amp; dungeons which make up this miniature empire. Examines the daily life in this artificial community, cut off from the realities of the world.
language: English
title: The Harem: An Account of the Institution as It Existed in the Palace of the Turkish Sultans With a History of the Grand Seraglio from Its Foundation to the Present Time
titlecomplete: The Harem: An Account of the Institution as It Existed in the Palace of the Turkish Sultans With a History of the Grand Seraglio from Its Foundation to the Present Time
genres: Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 30
publisher: AMS Press Inc