Harem, Slavery and British Imperial Culture - Anglo-Muslim Relations in the Late Nineteenth Century

This book focuses on British efforts to suppress the traffic in female slaves destined for Egyptian harems during the late nineteenth-century and considers this campaign in relation to gender debates in England, the position of newly-established Muslim communities in that country, and Orientalist representations of the harem.

List of contents

Preface and acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. From desert caravans to Red Sea coasts: the British anti-slavery campaign in Egypt
3. Networks of support: English activism and slavery redefined
4. 'The British Turk' and the 'Christian Harem': imperial ideology in English gender politics
5. Islam in England
6. Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Index

About the author

Diane Robinson-Dunn is a Professor of History at the University of Detroit Mercy

Summary

This book focuses on British efforts to suppress the traffic in female slaves destined for Egyptian harems during the late nineteenth-century and considers this campaign in relation to gender debates in England, the position of newly-established Muslim communities in that country, and Orientalist representations of the harem. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Diane Robinson-Dunn
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9780719073298
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7329-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Studies in Imperialism; Studies in Imperialism (Paperb
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science