A. Jarmakani
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2015
9781349372577
Imagining Arab Womanhood
The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
2015
ISBN13: 9781349372577
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349372577
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Inhoudsopgave
Excavating Orientalist Images of Arab Womanhood Traveling Orientalism: U.S. Echoes of a French Tradition Dancing the Hootchy Kootchy: The Rhythms and Contortions of American Orientalism Selling Little Egypt: The Commodification of Arab Womanhood Veiled Intentions: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the Service of Empire, Security and Globalization