Women's Orients--English Women and the Middle East, 1718-1918: Sexuality, Religion, and WorkA study of two centuries of British women's travel to the Middle East provides new perspectives for understanding the history of colonialism |
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A Note on the Historiography | 4 |
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Literary Travellers | 48 |
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