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.
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.