elite women and the paradox of seclusion in eighteenth-century Cairo Fay, Mary Ann. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nyu Syracuse, N.Y Syracuse University Press 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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xvii, 331 p. : ill. Reimagining the harem: from orientalist fantasies to historical reconstruction -- Egypt in the eighteenth century: the transition from the medieval to the early modern -- Slaves in the family: Islam, household slavery, and the construction of kinship -- The Mamluk household: how a house became a home -- Mamluk women and the Egyptian economy: a comparative perspective on women's property rights -- The city as text: space, gender, and power in Cairo -- The architecture of seclusion: in search of the historical harem -- Everyday life in the harem -- Changing the subject: gender and the history of the Mamluk revival -- Epilogue. Mary Ann Fay. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. f-ua--- Women Egypt Cairo Social conditions 18th century Mamelukes Social conditions 18th century Harems Egypt Cairo History 18th century Households Egypt Cairo History 18th century Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs 18th century HQ1793 .F39 2012eb 305.40962/16 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10634008 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10634008 CaPaEBR 120510 ebr10634008