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

Berman, Jacob Rama.

American arabesque : Arabs, Islam, and the 19th-century imaginary / Jacob Rama Berman. - New York : New York University Press, c2012. - xvi, 269 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - America and the long 19th century .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-259) and index.

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.

9780814789506 (cloth : acidfree paper) 0814789501 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780814745182 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0814745180 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780814789513 (ebook) 081478951X (ebook) 9780814723210 (ebook) 0814723217 (ebook)

2011-043495


American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Arabs in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Islam in literature.
Arabs--Race identity.
National characteristics, American--History--19th century.

PS217.A72 / B47 2012

810.9/3529927
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