Representations of Islam in United States Comics, 1880-1922 / Maryanne A. Rhett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rhett, Maryanne A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc--Religious aspects--Islam.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.

Islam in literature.

Muslims in literature.

World History, History, Islam (Rel Studies), United States History.

Local Subjects:

World History, History, Islam (Rel Studies), United States History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Place of Publication:

London. England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

System Details:

text file

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HTML

Summary:

"Through cartoons, comics, editorial cartoons, serialized advertisements and other materials the book unfolds a narrative about how the Islamic world and its people were understood by the American government and its people. This "knowledge," garnered from popular culture of the day, produced a lens through which domestic and international relationships were created and maintained. Representing a wide swath of U.S. popular culture and discourse, the reflections these artifacts offer are united in their depiction of the "Oriental" in an era that is largely assumed to have been marked by American un-interest in the region, peoples and religion."

Contents:

Introduction and Definitions1. 'What Muslims?' 2. 'Our Muhammedan Wards, the Philippine Problem'3. 'The Harem and the Bath'4. 'The Bloody Turk'5. 'Holy War and the Yellow Peril'6. 'Timeless, Child-Like, and Drugged Up'7. 'Echoes of the Past' Notes Bibliography Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-180) and index.

ISBN:

9781350073272

135007327X

9781350073258

1350073253

OCLC:

1336955693