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Harem: The World Behind the Veil
Harem The World Behind the Veil
Author: Alev Lytle Croutier
"'I was born in an old house...that was once the harem of a pasha. During my childhood slaves and odalisques lived there with us." So begins the history of one of the strangest institutions any culture has ever developed. Drawing on first-hand accounts and memoirs, Harem explores life in the world's harems from the Middle Ages to the early 20th ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781558591592
ISBN-10: 1558591591
Publication Date: 7/1998
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Abbeville Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Descriptions of life in a Harem. Not historical fiction. It is basically a description of that type of life by the author.


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