| Arab American Literary Fictions, Cultures, and Politics 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Salaita, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403976201 ISBN-13: 9781403976208 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Using a mix of literary and social analysis, this book examines a broad range of modern Arab American literary fiction and illustrates how numerous socio-political phenomena have affected the development of the Arab American novel. Salaita argues that in the United States a variety of fictions about Arabs and Islam circulate frequently in both popular and academic cultures. He endeavors in turn to highlight the diversities inscribed in the Arab American community that render it more complex than generally is acknowledged in public discussion, an endeavor undertaken through critique of a cross-section of modern Arab American novelists, including Etel Adnan, Rabih Alameddine, Joseph Geha, and Laila Halaby. "Arab American Literary Fictions, Cultures, and Politics "is the first original book of Arab American literary criticism and offers reflections on the viability of developing an Arab American Studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 810.808 |
| Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.86" W x 8.44" (0.76 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Arabic - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: N.B. this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title. Stock of this book requires shipment from overseas. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. Using literary and social analysis, this book examines a range of modern Arab American literary fiction and illustrates how socio-political phenomena have affected the development of the Arab American novel. |