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Description edit
A delightful, well-written, and vastly informative ethnographic study, this is an account of Fernea's two-year stay in a tiny rural village in Iraq, where she assumed the dress and sheltered life of a harem woman.
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Characters/People edit
- Mr. Bob: Add a description of this character.
- Mohammed
- Lai La
- Haji Hamid
- Ibrahim
- Salima
- Abdul Razzak
- Sherifa
- Fatima
- Aziza
- Samira
- Kulthum
- Abdul La
- Khadija
- Khalil
- Jabbar
- Basima
- Hussein
- Lana
- Feisal
- Moussa
- Medina
- Naji
- Muharram
- Sheddir
- Alwiyah
- Sayid Muhsen
- Saad
- Rajat
- Sitt Najat
- Abad
- Amina
- Ahmed
- Bassoul
- Hamza
- Sahura
- Suheir
- Saleh
- Sanaa
- Diwaniya
- Sheik Hamid
- John
First Sentence edit
The night train from Baghdad to Basra was already hissing and creaking in its tracks when Bob and I arrived at the platform.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Warnock Fernea (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.095675
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › History › Middle East › Iraq
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