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Clifton Crais
232 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691135809
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: Not specified
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Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day, and also one of the least known. As the Hottentot Venus, she was seen by Westerners as alluring and primitive, a refl...
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Clifton Crais
232 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691135809
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day, and also one of the least known. As the Hottentot Venus, she was seen by Westerners as alluring and primitive, a refl...