Im späten 19. Jahrhundert setzte die neu erfundene Bildreklame alles in Szene? Bilder bewarben Massenprodukte und wurden selbst zum ersten Mal massenhaft verbreitet. Vor allem?exotische? Bilder, mit denen für Produkte wie Kaffee oder Kakao geworben wurde, wurden als Spektakel er…
Im späten 19. Jahrhundert setzte die neu erfundene Bildreklame alles in Szene - Bilder bewarben Massenprodukte und erfuhren erstmals selbst massenhafte Verbreitung. Vor allem Bilder "exotischer" Körper, mit denen für Produkte wie Kaffee oder Kakao geworben wurde, dienten als vis…
'Visions of the East' uses Edward Said's framework and more recent developments in colonialist and post-colonial studies to explore orientalism in a wide range of films, including Indochine, Madame Butterfly and Disney's Aladdin.
"Eleven illuminating and well-illustrated essays utilize the insights of interdisciplinary cultural studies, psychoanalysis, feminism, and genre criticism." -- Publisher.
While European powers were at war with the Ottoman Empire for much of the eighteenth century, European opera houses were staging operas featuring singing sultans and pashas surrounded by their musical courts and harems. Mozart wrote The Abduction from the Seraglio. Rossini creat…
While European powers were at war with the Ottoman Empire for much of the eighteenth century, European opera houses were staging operas featuring singing sultans and pashas surrounded by their musical courts and harems. Mozart wrote The Abduction from the Seraglio. Rossini creat…
Ottoman Dress and Design in the West is a richly illustrated exploration of the relationship between West and Near East through the visual culture of dress. Charlotte Jirousek examines the history of dress and fashion in the broader context of western relationships with the Medi…
Before the Ottoman era, east and west -- The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries : emergence of the Ottomans -- The sixteenth century : reaching for the east -- The seventeenth century : shifting power, emerging modernities -- The eighteenth century : an expanding world -- The ni…
From nineteenth-century paintings of Arab marauders to our current fascination with New Age shamanism, Root explores and explodes the consumption of the Other as a source of violence, passion, and spirituality. This fascinating book raises important and uncomfortable questions a…
From nineteenth-century paintings of Arab marauders to our current fascination with New Age shamanism, Root explores and explodes the consumption of the Other as a source of violence, passion, and spirituality. This fascinating book raises important and uncomfortable questions a…
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