Harem: The World Behind the Veil - Alev Lytle Croutier - Books - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 9780747504979 - October 1, 1989
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Harem: The World Behind the Veil


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This book explores harems all over the world, focusing on the celebrated Seraglio of Turkey's Topkapi Palace as a paradigm for all. The author also looks at the polygamous households of Middle Eastern families. The text is illustrated with Orientalist paintings, Turkish woodcuts and miniatures.


224 pages, colour illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 1, 1989
ISBN13 9780747504979
Publishers Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pages 224
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   482 g   (Weight (estimated))
Language English  

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