Unveiling the Harem
Author | : Mary Ann Fay |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2012-08-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780815651703 |
ISBN-13 | : 0815651708 |
Rating | : 4/5 (708 Downloads) |
Download or read book Unveiling the Harem written by Mary Ann Fay and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of elite women who were concubines and wives of powerful slave-soldiers, known as Mamluks, who dominated Egypt both politically and militarily in the eighteenth century.