Fay, Mary Ann. <br/><br/>
Unveiling the harem  elite women and the paradox of seclusion in eighteenth-century Cairo /  [electronic resource] : 
Mary Ann Fay. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Syracuse, N.Y. :  Syracuse University Press,  2012. 
 - xvii, 331 p. :  ill. 
 - Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--Social conditions--Egypt--Cairo--18th century.<br/>Mamelukes--Social conditions--18th century.<br/>Harems--History--Egypt--Cairo--18th century.<br/>Households--History--Egypt--Cairo--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Cairo (Egypt)--Social life and customs--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1793  / .F39 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.40962/16