An Imperialist Love Story : Desert Romances and the War on Terror / / Amira Jarmakani.
A 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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York : : New York University Press,, [2015] Baltimore, Md. : : Project MUSE,, 2021 ©[2015] |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (510 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: 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.