The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman
Rachel Holmes
'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 causecélèbre. 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.
In 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London's most famous curiosity, became its legal causecélèbre. 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.
年:
2016
出版社:
Bloomsbury Publishing
语言:
english
ISBN 10:
1408881519
ISBN 13:
9781408881514
文件:
EPUB, 4.07 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2016
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