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An Englishwoman in a Turkish Harem (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor) - Softcover
Grace Ellison (d.1935) was a journalist and suffragette with a fascination for Turkish culture. This book, first published in 1915, is a collection of accounts originally written for the Daily Telegraph about her stay in the harem of a Turkish nobleman. Keen to dispel the sensationalist Western view of the harem, Ellison paints an intimate portrait of the luxurious but secluded life of women in their segregated portion of the household. Subjects covered include fashion, social events, polygamy and the bonds between family members. As well as describing life within the harem, the author provides an impassioned critical commentary on the lives and treatment of women in Turkey, attending a suffragette meeting and discussing the role of religion and nationalism in women's lives. Finishing as the First World War begins, this is a captivating snapshot of Turkish society in transition from the Ottoman era to becoming a modern republic.
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Grace Ellison (d.1935) was a journalist and suffragette who travelled widely in Turkey. This book, first published in 1915, is her rich and evocative description of a stay in a nobleman's harem, contrasting the residents' cloistered yet opulent lifestyle with the relative freedoms of women in the West.
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Reina Lewis is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of East London. She is author of "Rethinking Orientalism: Women, Travel and the Ottoman Harem" and "Gendering Orientalism: Race, Femininity and Representation," She is editor, with Sara Mills, of "Feminist Postcolonial Theory," Nancy Micklewright is a Program Officer at the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles. She previously taught Islamic art and architecture and the history of photography at the University of Victoria, Canada, and is author of "A Victorian Traveler in the Middle East: The Photography and Travel Writing of Annie Lady Brassey,"
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2012
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