Dreaming Of East [Paperback]

Barbara Hodgson (Author)

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Greystone Books; 1 edition (Sep 7 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1553652045
ISBN-13: 978-1553652045
Product Dimensions: 22 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 399 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #440,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Stunningly illustrated with photos and sketches,… an impressive artistic interpretation of the East." -- Calgary Herald

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu visited the baths in Turkey in 1717, the first European woman on record to have ever done so. She was so tightly corseted that the women bathing there were convinced her husband had locked her into some kind of devious machine. Montagu not only envied the free and luxurious nudity of the bathers but was also drawn to the apparent liberty of other aspects of their lives. She spent the rest of her life pursuing her own independence.

Through the tale of Lady Montagu and those of adventurers who succeeded her, Dreaming of East explores the allure of the Orient -- its exotic trappings and offers of freedom -- for women of the West. Rich with anecdotes and images, this work vividly captures the attractions of the Middle East and the restless, witty, and courageous women who traveled there.

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ISABEL BURTON venerated three ideals: Richard Burton, the East, and Liberty. Read the first page

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Amazon.com: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cloistered East a place of freedom for women!, May 15 2007

By Anastasia Ashman "founder of expat+HAREM, the... - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Dreaming Of East (Paperback)

For generations of Western women, Eastern travel has signified freedom. Yet in the more `liberal' West this does not compute. How can the cloistered East be a place of emancipation? Through a series of portraits of 18th to 20th century women who traveled to the eastern Ottoman empire - Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Turkey - Hodgson demonstrates the calculus. Among Eastern liberties counted by women like Isabel Burton, the wife of adventurer Richard Burton: `the inconsequence of time' and the loose clothing. The Canadian author is a book designer, and the engravings, paintings, sketches and photographs make this book a jewel to behold.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Travelogues of early women explorers, Sep 24 2006

By Shannon B Davis "Nepenthe" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Dreaming Of East (Hardcover)

What a fascinating book! While Westerners of today often imagine the Middle East as a place where women are oppressed, European ladies of the 18th to early 20th century went there for freedom from the restrictive Western culture. The book quickly acknowledges that many of these women saw only what they expected to see in the land of Arabian Nights. Most of these women would have been deemed Orientalists by Edward Said. Nevertheless, their journals provide an interesting perspective on European as well as North African/Middle Eastern culture.

Many of these women were early feminists, cross-dressing as men to gain freedom, exploring where few other Westerners, let alone women, had before. This book paints a fascinating picture of these early female travellers to one of the most interesting areas of the world.

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