03601nam 2200613 a 450 991082858090332120230721031807.00-292-79474-610.7560/716407(CKB)1000000000479628(EBL)3443312(SSID)ssj0000247198(PQKBManifestationID)11221343(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247198(PQKBWorkID)10195347(PQKB)11369616(MiAaPQ)EBC3443312(Au-PeEL)EBL3443312(CaPaEBR)ebr10245800(OCoLC)607865931(DE-B1597)588311(OCoLC)1286806171(DE-B1597)9780292794740(EXLCZ)99100000000047962820070130d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSo far from Allah, so close to Mexico[electronic resource] Middle Eastern immigrants in modern Mexico /by Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20071 online resource (287 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-292-71640-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-255) and index.Amplifying mexicanidad -- Locating Middle Easterners in national and transnational histories -- Turco sojourners come to Porfirian Mexico -- Borderland merchants in revolutionary Mexico -- Middle Eastern immigrants and foreigners in post-revolutionary Mexico -- Peddling, positioning, and prosperity -- Conclusion : meanings of multiculturalism.Middle Eastern immigration to Mexico is one of the intriguing, untold stories in the history of both regions. In So Far from Allah, So Close to Mexico, Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp presents the fascinating findings of her extensive fieldwork in Mexico as well as in Lebanon and Syria, which included comprehensive data collection from more than 8,000 original immigration cards as well as studies of decades of legal publications and the collection of historiographies from descendents of Middle Eastern immigrants living in Mexico today. Adding an important chapter to studies of the Arab diaspora, Alfaro-Velcamp's study shows that political instability in both Mexico and the Middle East kept many from fulfilling their dreams of returning to their countries of origin after realizing wealth in Mexico, in a few cases drawing on an imagined Phoenician past to create a class of economically powerful Lebanese Mexicans. She also explores the repercussions of xenophobia in Mexico, the effect of religious differences, and the impact of key events such as the Mexican Revolution. Challenging the post-revolutionary definitions of mexicanidad and exposing new aspects of the often contradictory attitudes of Mexicans toward foreigners, So Far from Allah, So Close to Mexico should spark timely dialogues regarding race and ethnicity, and the essence of Mexican citizenship.ArabsMexicoHistoryImmigrantsMexicoHistoryMexicoEmigration and immigrationArab countriesEmigration and immigrationArabsHistory.ImmigrantsHistory.972/.0004927Alfaro-Velcamp Theresa1967-1667540MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828580903321So far from Allah, so close to Mexico4027440UNINA