The Republic of Cousins : women's oppression in Mediterranean society /

The Republic of Cousins : women's oppression in Mediterranean society /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tillion, Germaine
Uniform title:	Harem et les cousins. English
Imprint:	London : Al Saqi Books : Distributed by Zed Press, 1983.
Description:	181 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English French
Subject:	Women -- Arab countries -- History. Harem -- History. Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions. Kinship -- Arab countries. Harems. Kinship. Women. Women -- Social conditions. Arab countries. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/621198

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ISBN:	0863561004 : £15.00 0863560105 (pbk.)
Notes:	Translation of: Le Harem et les cousins. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	A discussion of the inferior position of women in many countries ringing the Mediterranean. Germaine Tillion argues that this extreme oppression is not an aberration specific to Islam, but part of a legacy from pagan prehistory that weighs upon Christian and Muslim society alike.
Item Description:	Translation of: Le Harem et les cousins.
Physical Description:	181 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0863561004 0863560105