The Republic of Cousins : women's oppression in Mediterranean society

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The Republic of Cousins : women's oppression in Mediterranean society

Germaine Tillion ; translated by Quintin Hoare

Al Saqi Books , Distributed by Zed Press, 1983

  • : pbk

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Harem et les cousins

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Translation of: Le Harem et les cousins

Includes bibliographical references and index

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A discussion of the inferior position of women in many countries ringing the Mediterranean. Germaine Tillion argues that this extreme oppression is not an aberration specific to Islam, but part of a legacy from pagan prehistory that weighs upon Christian and Muslim society alike.

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