Imagining Arab Womanhood: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.
Author:   A. Jarmakani
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780230103306


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   25 November 2010
Format:   Paperback
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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.

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Author:   A. Jarmakani
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.325kg
ISBN:  

9780230103306


ISBN 10:   0230103308
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   25 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'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


Author Information

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

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