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

By Berman , Jacob Rama

Book information

Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN
9780814789506, 0814789501, 9780814745182, 0814745180, 9780814789513, 081478951X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3274841 bytes)
Series
America and the long 19th century
Pages
illustrations (black and white)\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

'American Arabesque' examines representations of Arabs, Islam and the Near East in 19th-century American culture, arguing that these representations play a significant role in the development of American national identity over the century.

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