| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 144 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Religion in American life
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Religion in American life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-128) and index. |
| Contents |
Across the black Atlantic : the first Muslims in North America -- First American converts to Islam -- Twentieth-century Muslim immigrants : from the melting pot to the Cold War -- Religious awakenings of the late twentieth century -- Muslim Americans after 9/11. |
| Summary |
Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in America unearths their history, documenting the lives of African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, European, black, white, Hispanic and other Americans who have been followers of Islam. The book begins with the tale of Job Ben Solomon, a 18th century African American Muslim slave, and goes on to chart the stories of sodbusters in North Dakota, African American converts to Islam in the 1920s, Muslim barkeepers in Toledo, the post-1965 wave of professional imm. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Muslims -- United States -- History.
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Muslims. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Islam -- United States -- History.
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Islam. |
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. |
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United States -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Curtis, Edward E., 1970- Muslims in America. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780195367560 (DLC) 2008047566 (OCoLC)268957395 |
| ISBN |
9780199710140 (electronic book) |
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0199710147 (electronic book) |
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9780195367560 (acid-free paper) |
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0195367561 (acid-free paper) |
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