Douglas Scott Brookes: 1 book
The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher
Voices from the Ottoman Harem
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In the Western imagination, the Middle Eastern harem was a place of sex, debauchery, slavery, miscegenation, power, riches, and sheer abandon. But for the women and children who actually inhabited this realm of the imperial palace, the reality was vastly different. In this collection of translated...
