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The harem within

by Fatima Mernissi

A memoir describing a childhood in a Moroccan harem during the 1940s. The text explores traditional gender roles and the social transitions of the era, focusing on the physical and symbolic boundaries placed upon women before the introduction of formal education.

Accession 10270 ISBN 9780385405423 Publisher Doubleday
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