Society and Social Sciences, General, Cultural and Media Studies, Cultural Studies
Imagining Arab Womanhood

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

Hardback Published on: 19/05/2008
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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
  • ISBN: 9780230604728
  • Number of pages: 236
  • Dimensions: 216 x 145 x 18 mm
  • Weight: 384g
  • Languages: English