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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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Berman, Jacob Rama (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Series:America and the long 19th century.
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