The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman: Born 1789 - Buried 2002 - Brossura

Holmes, Rachel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0747592845 ISBN 13: 9780747592846

Casa editrice: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008

Riassunto

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0747592845
• ISBN 13: 9780747592846
• Rilegatura: Print on Demand (copertina flessibile)
• Numero di pagine: 256