Unveiling the harem : elite women and the paradox of seclusion in eighteenth-century Cairo / / Mary Ann Fay.

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Physical Description:xvii, 331 p. :; ill.
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Unveiling the harem [electronic resource] : elite women and the paradox of seclusion in eighteenth-century Cairo / Mary Ann Fay.
1st ed.
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012.
xvii, 331 p. : ill.
Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reimagining the harem: from orientalist fantasies to historical reconstruction -- Egypt in the eighteenth century: the transition from the medieval to the early modern -- Slaves in the family: Islam, household slavery, and the construction of kinship -- The Mamluk household: how a house became a home -- Mamluk women and the Egyptian economy: a comparative perspective on women's property rights -- The city as text: space, gender, and power in Cairo -- The architecture of seclusion: in search of the historical harem -- Everyday life in the harem -- Changing the subject: gender and the history of the Mamluk revival -- Epilogue.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Women Egypt Cairo Social conditions 18th century.
Mamelukes Social conditions 18th century.
Harems Egypt Cairo History 18th century.
Households Egypt Cairo History 18th century.
Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs 18th century.
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