Harem : the world behind the veil / Alev Lytle Croutier.
Harem : the world behind the veil / Alev Lytle Croutier.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York ; London : Abbeville, [2014]
Date
[2014]
Call Numbers
G 2014/5464
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Language
English
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Physical content
224 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 26 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: The Grand Harem -- Introduction -- Meaning, Origins, Polygamy, Slave Markets, Harem of the Seraglio, acquisition of slaves, training of odalisques, sultanas, eunuchs, dynasty, the Golden Cage, death, the world of extremes -- Daily Life in the Sultan's Harem -- Harem...
Contents note continued: Suleyman Aga, origins, types of eunuchs, eunuch trade, procedures, Chinese eunuchs, effects of castration, sexual desire and consummation, marriage of eunuchs, regeneration of genitals, the chief black eunuch (kizlar agasi) -- Harem Life in the City -- Ordinary Harems -- The...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Abbeville, [2014]
Edition
25th anniversary edition Second paperback edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Full title
Harem : the world behind the veil / Alev Lytle Croutier.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: pages 210-213.
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©2014.
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G 2014/5464
Record Identifier
74VKJVBLdvE3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJVBLdvE3
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ISBN
9780789212061
0789212064
DDC
305.420917671
MMS ID
991022182409702626
