<p>Born a princess Sayyida on the African spice island of Zanzibar, Emily Ruete was brought up in a harem in the Sultan's palace, naturalized as a German through marriage, and then manipulated by both Germans and British in their efforts to gain control over the island. Her engrossing memoirs, set against a backdrop of political intrigue in the great age of European colonialism, offer a vivid portrait of nineteenth-century Arab and African life, not only in the palace, but in the city and plantations as well. They also explore relationships within her family and to the Arab and black communities, children's education, and the role of women in a polygamous society.</p>

Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar (Topics in World History)

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Reute, Emily

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Markus Wiener Publishers

Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

<p>Recounts the life of a Muslim princess from Zanzibar in the 1800s, who left behind her privileged life to marry a merchant-trader and return with him to live in Germany</p>

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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar (Topics in World History)

Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar (Topics in World History)