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# Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems

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desertcart.com: Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems: 9780743412438: Fatema Mernissi: Books

Review: Illuminating and Enjoyable. - The late Fatema Mernissi's work was not only mesmerizing to read, but equally enlightening. She opened my eyes to areas of misogyny where I was otherwise blind to. A highly recommend this book for both genders to help us not only understand ourselves as beings, but also how much we fall prey to the bias influence of culture.
Review: Intriguing, informative, at times hasty with generalizations - This book offers keen insight into the Western misrepresentation of the harem in French Orientalist art. Edward Said would give it a knowing nod, as the book shows that French harem art says more about French artists' fantasies than it does about Islamic harems. However, at times I was turned off by the gross essentialism and overgeneralization that the author commits as she continually speaks of "the Western man's mind" or "Islamic men" as if they are all one and the same.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,830,603 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #102 in Middle Eastern Studies #4,736 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #7,466 in Women's Studies (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (80) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0743412435 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0743412438 |
| Item Weight  | 8.8 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 240 pages |
| Publication date  | March 1, 2002 |
| Publisher  | Washington Square Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Illuminating and Enjoyable.
*by S***M on September 3, 2016*

The late Fatema Mernissi's work was not only mesmerizing to read, but equally enlightening. She opened my eyes to areas of misogyny where I was otherwise blind to. A highly recommend this book for both genders to help us not only understand ourselves as beings, but also how much we fall prey to the bias influence of culture.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intriguing, informative, at times hasty with generalizations
*by J***H on December 18, 2016*

This book offers keen insight into the Western misrepresentation of the harem in French Orientalist art. Edward Said would give it a knowing nod, as the book shows that French harem art says more about French artists' fantasies than it does about Islamic harems. However, at times I was turned off by the gross essentialism and overgeneralization that the author commits as she continually speaks of "the Western man's mind" or "Islamic men" as if they are all one and the same.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource!
*by V***H on January 13, 2019*

This book is an excellent resource that explains so much that a Western reader might not at first understand. Highly recommended as a source to teach one to see Truth through a different lens!

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