Muslims in America : a short history /
By: Curtis, Edward E
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: xiv, 144 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780195367560 (pbk. : acid-free paper); 0195367561Program: ARTS017Subject(s): Muslims -- United States -- History | Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions | Islam -- United States -- History | United States -- Ethnic relations | United States -- Religious life and customs | Muslims -- United States -- History | Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions | Islam -- United States -- History | United States -- Ethnic relations | United States -- Religious life and customsDDC classification: 305.6/97/0973
Summary:
Discusses various historical details of Muslims in North America, from eighteenth-century African-American Muslim slaves through the struggles of Muslim Americans after 9/11, with an examination of the different incarnations of Islamic faith and the influence of Muslim Americans on various social and political movements in the United States.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection | 305.6970973 CU MU (Browse shelf) | Available | T0042052 |
Total holds: 0
Pub Weekly, September 2009
Discusses various historical details of Muslims in North America, from eighteenth-century African-American Muslim slaves through the struggles of Muslim Americans after 9/11, with an examination of the different incarnations of Islamic faith and the influence of Muslim Americans on various social and political movements in the United States.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-127) and index.
Across the black Atlantic : the first Muslims in North America -- The first American converts to Islam -- Twentieth-century Muslim immigrants : from the melting pot to the Cold War -- Religious awakenings of the late twentieth century -- Muslim Americans after 9/11.
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ARTS017