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The Hottentot Venus - The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman (Paperback) Loot Price: R266
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The Hottentot Venus - The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman (Paperback): Rachel Holmes

The Hottentot Venus - The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman (Paperback)

Rachel Holmes

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Loot Price R266 Discovery Miles 2 660

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'A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' Frances Wilson, Literary Review In 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London's most famous curiosity, became its legal cause celebre. Famed for her exquisite physique - in particular her shapely bottom - she was stared at, stripped, pinched, painted, worshipped and ridiculed. This talented, tragic young South African woman became a symbol of exploitation, colonialism - and defiance. In this scintillating and vividly written book Rachel Holmes traces the full arc of Baartman's extraordinary life for the first time.

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Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2020
Authors: Rachel Holmes
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-1-4088-9911-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > History > General
Books > Biography > General
LSN: 1-4088-9911-6
Barcode: 9781408899113

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