Dreams of trespass : tales of a harem girlhood /

"I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco ..." So begins Fatima Mernissi in this exotic and rich narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. In Dreams of Trespass, Mernissi weaves her own memories with the dreams and memories of the women who surrounded her in...

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Main Author:	Mernissi, Fatima
Other Authors:	Ward, Ruth V. (Photographer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1995.
Subjects:	Mernissi, Fatima > Childhood and youth. Mernissi, Fatima. Muslim women > Morocco > Biography. Harems > Morocco > Personal narratives. Musulmanes > Maroc > Biographies. Childhood and youth of a person. Harems. Manners and customs. Muslim women. Muslim women > Morocco. Sex role > Morocco. Morocco > Social life and customs. Morocco. Autobiographies. Biography. Biographies. Personal narratives. Récits personnels.