Veils and Daggers - A Century of National Geographic's Representation of the Arab World

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.

Sommario

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Would I Be Without You? 2. "The Arab Is an Anachronism": National Geographic, 1888 Through the 1920s 3. "The Fury and Excess": National Geographic, 1930s Through the 1940s 4. "The Arabian Nightmares": National Geographic, 1950s Through the 1960s 5. "Anonymous Women": National Geographic, 1970s Through the 1980s Afterword: The Bazaar and the Bizarre Notes Bibliography Index

Riassunto

National Geographic magazine is an American popular culture icon that, since its founding in 1888, has been on a nonstop tour classifying and cataloguing the peoples of the world. This title provides an insightful and alternative interpretation of National Geographic.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Linda Steet, Linda Street
• Editore: Temple University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.02.2000
• EAN: 9781566397520
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-752-0
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 151 mm x 227 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 308 g
• Serie: Asian American History and Culture Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali