The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman: Born 1789 - Buried 2002
Released: Mar 17, 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Format: Print on Demand (Paperback), 256 pages
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Description:
In 1810 Saartjie Baartman was London's most famous curiosity. Famed for her exquisite physique - in particular her shapely bottom - she was stared at, stripped, pinched, painted, worshipped and ridiculed. But this tragic young South African woman was also a symbol of the abolished slave trade, exploitation and colonialism. In this scintillating and vividly written book the full arc of Baartman's extraordinary life is traced for the first time.
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