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American Arabesque : Arabs and Islam in the Nineteenth Century Imaginary.

American Arabesque examines representations of Arabs, Islam and the Near East in nineteenth-century American culture, arguing that these representations play a significant role in the development of American national identity over the century, revealing largely unexplored exchanges between these two...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berman, Jacob Rama
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2012.
Colección:America and the long 19th century.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface: Roadside Attraction; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Guest Figures; 1 The Barbarous Voice of Democracy; 2 Pentimento Geographies; 3 Poe's Taste for the Arabesque; 4 American Moors and the Barbaresque; 5 Arab Masquerade: Mahjar Identity Politics and Transnationalism; Afterword: Haunted Houses; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.