American arabesque : Arabs, Islam, and the 19th-century imaginary

American arabesque Arabs, Islam, and the 19th-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
Autor principal: Berman, Jacob Rama (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2012.
New York, NY : [2012]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:America and the long 19th century.
Materias:
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Islam in literature.
Arabs > Race identity.
National characteristics, American > History > 19th century.
Arabs in literature.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009810659906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Guest Figures
  • The Barbarous Voice of Democracy
  • Pentimento Geographies
  • Poe's Arabesque
  • American Moors and the Barbaresque
  • Arab Masquerade : Mahjar Identity Politics and Trans-nationalism
  • Afterword: Haunted Houses.

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