American arabesque Arabs, Islam, and the 19th-century imaginary / [electronic resource] :
Jacob Rama Berman.
- New York : New York University Press, c2012.
- xvi, 269 p. : ill.
- America and the long 19th century .
- 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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century National characteristics, American, in literature. Islam in literature. Arabs--Race identity. National characteristics, American--History--19th century. Arabs in literature.