| Veils and Daggers: A Century of National Geographic's Representation of the Arab World Contributor(s): Steet, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566397529 ISBN-13: 9781566397520 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: The author provides a critically insightful and alternative interpretation of National Geographic. Through an analysis of the journal's discourses in Orientalism, patriarchy, and primitivism in the Arab world as well as textual and visual constructions of Arab men and women, Islam, and Arab culture, Veils and Daggers unpacks the ideological perspectives that have guided National Geographic throughout its history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 910.917 |
| LCCN: 99037257 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.95" W x 8.95" (0.68 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East |
