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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berman, Jacob Rama
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2012.
Series:America and the long 19th century.
Subjects:
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Arabs > Race identity.
Arabs in literature.
Islam in literature.
National characteristics, American > History > 19th century.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Arabes > Identité ethnique.
Arabes dans la littérature.
Islam dans la littérature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural & Social.
Arabs > Race identity
National characteristics, American
American literature
Arabs in literature
Islam in literature
National characteristics, American, in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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