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Dreams of trespass : tales of a harem girlhood / Fatima Mernissi ; photographs by Ruth V. Ward.

By: Publication details: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1995.Description: 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0201489376 (pbk.)
  • 9780201489378 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Tales of a harem girlhood
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 921
LOC classification:
  • CT2678.M47 A3 1995
Contents:
My harem frontiers -- Scheherazade, the king, and the words -- The French harem -- Yasmina's first co-wife -- Chama and the caliph -- Tamou's horse -- The harem within -- Aquatic dishwashing -- Moonlit nights of laughter -- The men's salon -- World War II: view from the courtyard -- Asmahan, the singing princess -- The harem goes to the movies -- Egyptian feminists visit the terrace -- Princess Budur's fate -- The forbidden terrace -- Mina, the rootless -- American cigarettes -- Mustaches and breasts -- The silent dream of wings and flights -- Skin politics: eggs, dates, and other beauty secrets -- Henna, clay, and men's stares.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Book Book NMC Library Circulating Textbooks HUM 116 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001408177

World Cultures

Book Book NMC Library Circulating Textbooks HUM 116 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 33039001408318

World Cultures

Book Book NMC Library Circulating Textbooks HUM 116 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 33039001408326

World Cultures

Book Book NMC Library Circulating Textbooks HUM 116 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 4 Available 33039001408334

World Cultures

Book Book NMC Library Circulating Textbooks HUM 116 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 5 Available 33039001408342

World Cultures

Originally published in 1994.

My harem frontiers -- Scheherazade, the king, and the words -- The French harem -- Yasmina's first co-wife -- Chama and the caliph -- Tamou's horse -- The harem within -- Aquatic dishwashing -- Moonlit nights of laughter -- The men's salon -- World War II: view from the courtyard -- Asmahan, the singing princess -- The harem goes to the movies -- Egyptian feminists visit the terrace -- Princess Budur's fate -- The forbidden terrace -- Mina, the rootless -- American cigarettes -- Mustaches and breasts -- The silent dream of wings and flights -- Skin politics: eggs, dates, and other beauty secrets -- Henna, clay, and men's stares.

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