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Autore |
Haddad Yvonne Yazbeck <1935-> |
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Titolo |
Becoming American? [[electronic resource] ] : the forging of Arab and Muslim identity in pluralist America / / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad |
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Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (132 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arab Americans - Ethnic identity |
Muslims - United States - Ethnic identity |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright; Contents; 1. The Shaping of Arab and Muslim Identity in the United States; 2. Muslims and American Religious Pluralism; 3. The Shaping of a Moderate NorthAmerican Islam; Notes; Works Cited; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Countless generations of Arabs and Muslims have called the United States""home.""Yet while diversity and pluralism continue to define contemporary America, many Muslims are viewed by their neighbors as painful reminders of conflict and violence. In this concise volume, renowned historian Yvonne Haddad argues that American Muslim identity is as uniquely American it is for as any other race, nationality, or religion.Becoming American? first traces the history of Arab and Muslim immigration into Western society during the 19th and 20th centuries, revealing a two-fold disco |
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