UID:
kobvindex_HPB951103577
Format:
1 online resource (xxiv, 267 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781479896059
,
1479896055
Content:
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
Note:
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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Jarmakani, Amira, 1974- Imperialist love story. New York : New York University Press, [2015] ISBN 9781479815616
Language:
English
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
URL:
NYU Press Open Square
URL:
ProQuest Ebook Central
URL:
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479815616.001.0001
URL:
http://nyu.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.18574/nyu/9781479815616.001.0001/upso-9781479815616
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