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Alloula Malek |
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Titolo |
The colonial harem [[electronic resource] /] / Malek Alloula ; translation by Myrna Godzich and Wlad Godzich ; introduction by Barbara Harlow |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1986 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Collana |
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Theory and history of literature ; ; v. 21 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Harems |
Photography of women |
Postcards - Algeria |
Women - Algeria - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Translation of: Le harem colonial. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. The Orient as Stereotype and Phantasm; 2. Women from the Outside: Obstacle and Transparency; 3. Women's Prisons; 4. Women's Quarters; 5. Couples; 6. The Figures of the Harem: Dress and Jewelry; 7. Inside the Harem: The Rituals; 8. Song and Dance: Almehs and Bayaderes; 9. Oriental Sapphism; 10. The Colonial Harem: Images of a Suberoticism; Notes; Selected Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A collection of picture postcards of Algerian women exploited by the French, this "album" illustrates a powerful analysis of the distorting, denigrating effects of their presence on Algerian Society. |
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