LEADER 03601nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910828580903321 005 20230721031807.0 010 $a0-292-79474-6 024 7 $a10.7560/716407 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479628 035 $a(EBL)3443312 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000247198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11221343 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10195347 035 $a(PQKB)11369616 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443312 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443312 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245800 035 $a(OCoLC)607865931 035 $a(DE-B1597)588311 035 $a(OCoLC)1286806171 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794740 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479628 100 $a20070130d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSo far from Allah, so close to Mexico$b[electronic resource] $eMiddle Eastern immigrants in modern Mexico /$fby Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-71640-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]-255) and index. 327 $aAmplifying 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. 330 $aMiddle 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. 606 $aArabs$zMexico$xHistory 606 $aImmigrants$zMexico$xHistory 607 $aMexico$xEmigration and immigration 607 $aArab countries$xEmigration and immigration 615 0$aArabs$xHistory. 615 0$aImmigrants$xHistory. 676 $a972/.0004927 700 $aAlfaro-Velcamp$b Theresa$f1967-$01667540 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828580903321 996 $aSo far from Allah, so close to Mexico$94027440 997 $aUNINA