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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779265503321

Autore

Gibson Dawn-Marie

Titolo

A history of the Nation of Islam : race, Islam, and the quest for freedom / / Dawn-Marie Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , 2012

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

979-84-00-66557-8

979-82-16-09821-8

1-280-77936-5

9786613689757

0-313-39808-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

297.8/7

Soggetti

Black Muslims - History

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

Islam's early beginnings -- The peddler, 1930-1933 -- Building an empire, 1934-1960 -- The messenger, 1960-1975 -- A house divided, 1975-1980 -- The resurrected noi, 1980-1990 -- The million man march, 1990-1995 -- Internationalizing the nation, 1995-2005 -- Surviving Farrakhan, 2006-2009 -- Succession.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a fascinating, unparalleled look at the Nation of Islam, including its history, the complexity of its views towards orthodox Muslims, women, and other minorities, and the trajectory of the group after the 1995 Million Man March.