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THE HARIM AND THE PURDAH
DANCING GIRL OF JEYPORE.
Frontispiece.
THE HARIM AND THE PURDAH
STUDIES OF ORIENTAL WOMEN
BY
ELIZABETH COOPER
AUTHOR OF “MY LADY OF THE CHINESE COURTYARD,” “THE SOUL TRADERS,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY COMPANY
(All rights reserved)
(PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN)
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CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | 9 | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| I. | EGYPTIAN WOMEN OF THE PAST | 19 |
| II. | THE MODERN EGYPTIAN WOMAN | 39 |
| III. | MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, POLYGAMY | 56 |
| IV. | THE WOMAN OF THE DESERT | 69 |
| V. | INDIAN SOCIAL LIFE | 85 |
| VI. | INDIAN HOME LIFE | 100 |
| VII. | MARRIAGE—THE GOAL OF WOMAN | 113 ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |