Orientalism, Race and the Idea of the Arabian Nights
by
Somaya Sami Sabry
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
The public image of Arabs in America has been radically affected by the 'war on terror'. But stereotypes of Arabs, manifested for instance in Orientalist representations of Sheherazade and the Arabian Nights in Hollywood and American popular culture, have prevailed for much longer. Here Somaya Sabry...