JAST 9: Spring 1999

Published in Spring 1999, the ninth issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey examines transnational cultural imagery and socio-political shifts, analyzing American identity through a global lens. Contributors explore historical and political paradigms: Stefano Luconi analyzes shifting US electoral behavior, while John Grabowski evaluates immigration myths shaping America’s global image. Pierre Guerlain offers a European perspective on American Studies, and Robert Allison details early US-Muslim diplomatic encounters. Literary critiques highlight cross-cultural reception. Seçil Saraçlı explores feminist creativity in Hilda Doolittle, Kathlene Postma assesses Orientalist tropes in American romances about Turkey, and Pramod Nayar unpacks colonialism in Mark Twain’s travel writing. Finally, Laurence Raw reviews American literature and Orientalism.