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Imagining Arab Womanhood: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.
Amira Jarmakani
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Description for Imagining Arab Womanhood: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 249 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342. The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S. 256 pages, illustrations. 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. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight: 334.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230103306
SKU
V9780230103306
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99-15
About Amira Jarmakani
AMIRA JARMAKANI is Assistant Professor in the Women's Studies Institute at Georgia State University, USA.
Reviews for Imagining Arab Womanhood: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.
'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