Women's Orients--English Women and the Middle East, 1718-1918: Sexuality, Religion, and WorkUniversity of Michigan Press, 1995 - 417 pages A study of two centuries of British women's travel to the Middle East provides new perspectives for understanding the history of colonialism |
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... Burton could not penetrate the private world of Middle Eastern women . And his writings on harems manifest exactly the same flaws as those of the lesser authors . Burton does not inform us even about the unsecluded and independent ...
... Burton could not penetrate the private world of Middle Eastern women . And his writings on harems manifest exactly the same flaws as those of the lesser authors . Burton does not inform us even about the unsecluded and independent ...
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... Burton , sometime soldier , diplomat , explorer and geographer , defender of the Empire , scholar , amateur pornographer and expert on oriental sexuality . Isabel Burton was his indispensable companion , a help - mate , an amanuensis ...
... Burton , sometime soldier , diplomat , explorer and geographer , defender of the Empire , scholar , amateur pornographer and expert on oriental sexuality . Isabel Burton was his indispensable companion , a help - mate , an amanuensis ...
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... Burton's bowdlerised version on Burton's own imaginary Orient ) but always intensely experienced . The women's vision of the Middle East undoubtedly reflects their prejudices , as well as hegemonic notions on the exotic and ' oriental ...
... Burton's bowdlerised version on Burton's own imaginary Orient ) but always intensely experienced . The women's vision of the Middle East undoubtedly reflects their prejudices , as well as hegemonic notions on the exotic and ' oriental ...
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A Note on the Historiography | 4 |
14 | 29 |
Literary Travellers | 48 |
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Women's Orients--English Women and the Middle East, 1718-1918: Sexuality ... Billie Melman Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
Women's Orients--English Women and the Middle East, 1718-1918: Sexuality ... Billie Melman Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
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