02126nam a2200469 a 4500 ebr10565443 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 111104s2012 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 2011043495 9780814789506 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0814789501 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780814745182 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0814745180 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 081478951X (ebook) 9780814723210 (ebook) 9780814789513 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)794671672 n-us--- ma----- PS217.A72 B47 2012eb 810.9/3529927 23 Berman, Jacob Rama. American arabesque [electronic resource] : Arabs, Islam, and the 19th-century imaginary / Jacob Rama Berman. New York : New York University Press, c2012. xvi, 269 p. : ill. America and the long 19th century Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Guest Figures -- The Barbarous Voice of Democracy -- Pentimento Geographies -- Poe's Arabesque -- American Moors and the Barbaresque -- Arab Masquerade : Mahjar Identity Politics and Trans-nationalism -- Afterword: Haunted Houses. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. American literature 19th century History and criticism. National characteristics, American, in literature. Islam in literature. Arabs Race identity. National characteristics, American History 19th century. Arabs in literature. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. America and the long 19th century. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10565443 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 94431 94431