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1 online resource (xi, 344 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome. |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-334) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Playing Eastern -- Capitalism and the Arabian nights, 1790-1892 -- Ex Oriente Lux : playing Eastern for a living, 1838-1875 -- Wise men of the East and the market for American fraternalism, 1850-1892 -- Arab athleticism and the exoticization of the American dream, 1870-1920 -- Making the familiar strange : the racial politics of Eastern exotic, 1893-1929 -- Eastern femininities for modern women, 1893-1930 -- Turbans and capitalism, 1893-1930 -- Sign of promise : African Americans and Eastern personae in the Great Depression. |
| Summary |
Americans have always shown a fascination with the people, customs, and legends of the "East"--Witness the popularity of the stories of the Arabian Nights, the performances of Arab belly dancers and acrobats, the feats of turban-wearing vaudeville magicians, and even the antics of fez-topped Shriners. In this captivating volume, Susan Nance provides a social and cultural history of this highly popular genre of Easternized performance in America until the Great Depression. According to Nance, these traditions reveal how a broad spectrum of Americans, including recent immigrants and im. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Arabian nights.
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Arabian nights. |
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Arabian nights. |
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United States -- Civilization -- Arab influences.
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United States. |
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Civilization. |
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Arab countries -- Foreign public opinion, American.
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Arab countries. |
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Orientalism -- United States -- History.
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Orientalism. |
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History. |
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United States -- Civilization -- 1783-1865.
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1783-1865 |
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United States -- Civilization -- 20th century.
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20th century |
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Performing arts -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
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Performing arts -- Social aspects. |
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Popular culture -- United States -- History.
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Popular culture. |
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Capitalism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
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Capitalism -- Social aspects. |
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United States -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1783-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nance, Susan. How the Arabian nights inspired the American dream, 1790-1935. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009 9780807832745 080783274X (DLC) 2008047299 (OCoLC)261174164 |
| ISBN |
9780807894057 (electronic book) |
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0807894052 (electronic book) |
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9781469605784 (electronic book) |
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1469605783 (electronic book) |
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9780807832745 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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080783274X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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