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How the Arabian nights inspired the American dream, 1790-1935 /
Americans have always shown a fascination with the people, customs, and legends of the "East"--Witness the popularity of the stories of the Arabian Nights, the performances of Arab belly dancers and acrobats, the feats of turban-wearing vaudeville magicians, and even the antics of fez-topp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Americans have always shown a fascination with the people, customs, and legends of the "East"--Witness the popularity of the stories of the Arabian Nights, the performances of Arab belly dancers and acrobats, the feats of turban-wearing vaudeville magicians, and even the antics of fez-topped Shriners. In this captivating volume, Susan Nance provides a social and cultural history of this highly popular genre of Easternized performance in America until the Great Depression. According to Nance, these traditions reveal how a broad spectrum of Americans, including recent immigrants and im |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 344 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-334) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807894057 0807894052 9781469605784 1469605783 |