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Reading Arabia: British Orientalism in the Age of Mass Publication, 1880-1930
Andrew C. Long
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Description for Reading Arabia: British Orientalism in the Age of Mass Publication, 1880-1930
Hardcover. In Reading Arabia, Long explores the change in the tradition of British Orientalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He examines the role of mass print culture, including travel literature, newspapers, and silent films, in the construction of the British publics perception of Arabia Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
In Reading Arabia, Long explores the change in the tradition of British Orientalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He examines the role of mass print culture, including travel literature, newspapers, and silent films, in the construction of the British public’s perception of “Arabia”.
In Reading Arabia, Long explores the change in the tradition of British Orientalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He examines the role of mass print culture, including travel literature, newspapers, and silent films, in the construction of the British public’s perception of “Arabia”.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633235
SKU
V9780815633235
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99-99
About Andrew C. Long
Andrew C. Long is a visiting faculty member at the Claremont Colleges, USA. His articles have appeared in the Journal for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society and Prose Studies.
Reviews for Reading Arabia: British Orientalism in the Age of Mass Publication, 1880-1930
The typical reader is likely to gain a deeper understanding about the ways Orientalist ideas have penetrated popular culture right up to the present. . . . A very important book. - Eric Hooglund, editor, Middle East Critique