ISBN:
0230604722
,
9780230604728
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 236 p)
,
ill
,
22 cm
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Imagining Arab Womanhood : The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S
DDC:
305.48/8927
Keywords:
Orientalism
;
Women, Arab
;
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-228) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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