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Imagining Arab Womanhood : The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S. /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarmakani, Amira (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Dance.
Ethnicity Studies.
Gender Studies.
Islam.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ethnicity.
Ethnology > Middle East.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 236 pages)
ISBN:9780230612112
DOI:10.1057/9780230612112