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200 13$aAn Imperialist Love Story$eDesert Romances and the War on Terror /$fAmira Jarmakani
210  1$aNew York :$cNew York University Press,$d[2015]
210  3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE,$d2021
210  4$dİ[2015]
215   $a1 online resource (510 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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311   $a1-4798-2086-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index.
327   $aIntroduction: 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.
330   $aA 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 popular culture. Combining close readings of novels, discursive analysis of blogs and forums, and interviews with authors, Jarmakani explores popular investments in the war on terror by examining the collisions between fantasy and reality in desert romances. Focusing on issues of security, freedom, and liberal multiculturalism, she foregrounds the role that desire plays in contemporary formations of U.S. imperialism. Drawing on transnational feminist theory and cultural studies, An Imperialist Love Story offers a radical reinterpretation of the war on terror, demonstrating romance to be a powerful framework for understanding how it works, and how it perseveres.
606   $aDeserts in literature
606   $aDesire in literature
606   $aEast and West in literature
606   $aErotic stories, American$xHistory and criticism
606   $aHeroes in literature
606   $aMasculinity in literature
606   $aRomance fiction, American$xHistory and criticism
606   $aSocial values in literature
606   $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance$2bisacsh
610  0$aDesert romances.
610  0$aSheikh romances.
615  0$aDeserts in literature.
615  0$aDesire in literature.
615  0$aEast and West in literature.
615  0$aErotic stories, American$xHistory and criticism.
615  0$aHeroes in literature.
615  0$aMasculinity in literature.
615  0$aRomance fiction, American$xHistory and criticism.
615  0$aSocial values in literature.
615  7$aLITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance.
676   $a813.08509
700   $aJarmakani$b Amira$f1974-$01461772
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906   $aBOOK
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996   $aAn Imperialist Love Story$93670551
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