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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457699803321

Autore

McCarthy Justin <1945->

Titolo

The Turk in America [[electronic resource] ] : creation of an enduring prejudice / / Justin McCarthy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2010

ISBN

1-60781-966-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (511 p.)

Collana

Utah series in Turkish and Islamic studies

Disciplina

305.89/435073

Soggetti

Turks - Public opinion

Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 - Foreign public opinion, American

Public opinion - United States

Prejudices - United States

Stereotypes (Social psychology) - United States

Missionaries - Turkey - History

Missions to Muslims - Turkey - History

Electronic books.

Turkey Foreign public opinion, American

United States Relations Turkey

Turkey Relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The missionaries depart -- Turks and Muslims in early America -- The Greek rebellion -- The religion of the Turks -- Education -- The Bulgarian horrors -- Americans and Armenians -- World War I : the capstone of American prejudice -- The age of Near East relief -- The propaganda bureau : the British and the Turks -- Politics and the missionary establishment -- The last act for the missionary establishment -- Epilogue : the myth of the terrible Turk lives on.

Sommario/riassunto

"In The Turk in America, historian Justin McCarthy seeks to explain the historical basis for American prejudice towards Turks in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The volume focuses on fraudulent characterizations of Turks, mostly stemming from an antipathy in Europe and America toward non-Christians, and especially Muslims.



Spanning one hundred and fifty years, this history explores the misinformation largely responsible for the negative stereotypes of Turks during this period"--Publisher description.