An imperialist love story : desert romances and the War on Terror / Amira Jarmakani.

By:

Jarmakani, Amira, 1974- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : New York University Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 267 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781479896059
1479896055

Other title:

Desert romances and the War on Terror

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Imperialist love story.DDC classification:

813/.08509 23

LOC classification:

PS374.L6 J36 2015eb

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Contents:

Introduction: the romantic sheikh as hero of the War on Terror -- "To catch a sheikh?" in the War on Terror -- Desert is just another word for freedom -- Desiring the big bad blade: the racialization of the sheikh -- To make a woman happy in bed ... -- Conclusion: the ends.

Summary: A curious figure stalks the pages of a distinct subset of mass-market romance novels, aptly called "desert romances." Animalistic yet sensitive, dark and attractive, the desert prince or sheikh emanates manliness and raw, sexual power. In the years since September 11, 2001, the sheikh character has steadily risen in popularity in romance novels, even while depictions of Arab masculinity as backward and violent in nature have dominated the cultural landscape. An Imperialist Love Story contributes to the broader conversation about the legacy of orientalist representations of Arabs in Western

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index.

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A curious figure stalks the pages of a distinct subset of mass-market romance novels, aptly called "desert romances." Animalistic yet sensitive, dark and attractive, the desert prince or sheikh emanates manliness and raw, sexual power. In the years since September 11, 2001, the sheikh character has steadily risen in popularity in romance novels, even while depictions of Arab masculinity as backward and violent in nature have dominated the cultural landscape. An Imperialist Love Story contributes to the broader conversation about the legacy of orientalist representations of Arabs in Western

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