Women's Orients--English Women and the Middle East, 1718-1918: Sexuality, Religion, and WorkUniversity of Michigan Press, 1992 - 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'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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... Burton , ' Terminal Essay ' , Arabian Nights Entertainment , vol . 7 , p . 196. In the same passage Burton criticises Martineau . Barnett Miller , Behind the Sublime Porte : The Grand Seraglio of Istanbul ( New Haven , 1931 ) ...
... Burton , ' Terminal Essay ' , Arabian Nights Entertainment , vol . 7 , p . 196. In the same passage Burton criticises Martineau . Barnett Miller , Behind the Sublime Porte : The Grand Seraglio of Istanbul ( New Haven , 1931 ) ...
Table des matières
Womens Travel in | 8 |
A Prosopography of Travel 17631914 | 27 |
Patterns of Travel and Work | 33 |
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Women's Orients--English Women and the Middle East, 1718-1918: Sexuality ... Billie Melman Affichage d'extraits - 1995 |
Women's Orients--English Women and the Middle East, 1718-1918: Sexuality ... Billie Melman Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
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