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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Emily Said-RuetePublisher: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc Imprint: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc Edition: New edition Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9781558760110ISBN 10: 1558760113 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 19 September 2017 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""Ruete could be the subject of a thrilling romance. As Romero explains, she was born in 1840 as Princess Sayyida. Following her father's death, she participated in one brother's unsuccessful coup to wrest the throne from another. She trysted with a German, fled to Germany, married her lover, bore three children and was soon widowed. Ruete ... generates a peculiarly successful tension, enhanced by carefully recorded details of court life."" - Publishers Weekly ""[Memoirs of an Arabian Princess] links African and Islamic cultures as seen through the eyes of an indigenous observer ... an intriguing account of court life in an outpost of the Islamic empire in Africa."" - Journal of World History" Author InformationEmily Ruete, author, was born Sayyida, Princess of Zanzibar and Oman. In this autobiography, she provides a comparison between a woman's life in Muslim society and the conditions within the nineteenth-century European bourgeoisie. Patricia Romero, editor, of Towson State University, is author of Sylvia Pankhurst: Portrait of a Radical and Lamu: History, Society, and Family in an East African Port City (also available from Markus Wiener). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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