Unveiling the harem
Subtitle: elite women and the paradox of seclusion in eighteenth-century Cairo
By: Mary Ann Fay
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815632931
Subjects: Harems; Social life and customs; Mamelukes; Social conditions; Households; History; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reimagining the harem: from orientalist fantasies to historical reconstruction; title: Egypt in the eighteenth century: the transition from the medieval to the early modern; title: Slaves in the family: Islam, household slavery, and the construction of kinship; title: The Mamluk household: how a house became a home; title: Mamluk women and the Egyptian economy: a comparative perspective on women's property rights; title: The city as text: space, gender, and power in Cairo; title: The architecture of seclusion: in search of the historical harem; title: Everyday life in the harem; title: Changing the subject: gender and the history of the Mamluk revival; title: Epilogue.