A. Jarmakani

Broschiertes Buch

Imagining Arab Womanhood

The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

AMIRA JARMAKANI is Assistant Professor in the Women's Studies Institute at Georgia State University, USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-37257-7
• 1st ed. 2008
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9781349372577
• ISBN-10: 1349372579
• Artikelnr.: 45079163

Rezensionen

'This is an outstanding, truly innovative, and very timely project that explores predominant images of Arab women in U.S. popular culture.' - Nadine Naber, Program in American Culture and Department of Women's Studies, University of Michigan, USA