An imperialist love story : desert romances and the War on Terror /

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A curious figure stalks the pages of a distinct subset of mass-market romance novels, aptly called "desert romances." Animalistic yet sensitive, dark and attractive, the desert prince or sheikh emanates manliness and raw, sexual power. In the years since September 11, 2001, the sheikh char...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Jarmakani, Amira, 1974- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Sujets:
Romance fiction, American > History and criticism.
Erotic stories, American > History and criticism.
Heroes in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Desire in literature.
Deserts in literature.
East and West in literature.
Social values in literature.
Héros dans la littérature.
Masculinité dans la littérature.
Désir dans la littérature.
Déserts dans la littérature.
Orient et Occident dans la littérature.
Valeurs sociales dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Deserts in literature
Desire in literature
East and West in literature
Erotic stories, American
Heroes in literature
Romance fiction, American
Masculinity in literature
Social values in literature
Liebesroman
Romance
Männlichkeit > Motiv
Wüste > Motiv
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: the romantic sheikh as hero of the War on Terror
  • "To catch a sheikh?" in the War on Terror
  • Desert is just another word for freedom
  • Desiring the big bad blade: the racialization of the sheikh
  • To make a woman happy in bed ...
  • Conclusion: the ends.

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