American arabesque : Arabs, Islam, and the 19th-century imaginary / / Jacob Rama Berman.

• Superior document: America and the long 19th century
• Author: Berman, Jacob Rama.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: America and the long 19th century.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

American Arabesque examines representations of Arabs, Islam and the Near East in nineteenth-century American culture, arguing that these representations play a significant role in the development of American national identity over the century, revealing largely unexplored exchanges between these two...