Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus A Ghost Story and a Biography

Name: Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus A Ghost Story and a Biography
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ISBN: 9780691147963

ISBN-10: 0691147965

ISBN-13: 9780691147963

Edition: 2008

Authors: Clifton Crais, Pamela Scully

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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 reflection of their fears and suppressed desires. But who was Sara Baartman? Who was the woman who became the Hottentot Venus? Based on research and interviews that span three continents,Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venustells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. In doing so, the book raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live between and among different cultures. In…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/9/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.77" wide x 9.17" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Dramatis Personae


Introduction



Winds of the Camdeboo



Cape of Storms



London Calling



Before the Law



Lost, and Found



Paris, City of Light



Ghosts of Sara Baartman


Epilogue Family


Acknowledgments


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index