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Muslims in America A Short History

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ISBN-10: 0195367561

ISBN-13: 9780195367560

Edition: 2009

Authors: Edward E. Curtis IV

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Muslims in America is the first single-authored book to treat the history of Muslims in America from the colonial era to the present day, a surprising gap in the literature. It describes the racial and religious strands of American Islam and describes Muslims' presence and practice in Americasince they first came to the United States, setting American Islam in the context of larger events such as slavery, the Cold War, and feminism. Curtis argues that American Islam is a transnational phenomenon, and explains how anti-Muslim prejudice, domestic racism, and U.S. foreign policy in Africa and Asia have encouraged the rise of a political Islam in the United States. Curtis also shows how most…    
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Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.10" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Michael D. White is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University and the Associate Director of ASU's Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety. His publications include Jammed Up: Bad Cops, Police Misconduct, and the New York City Police Department.Edward E. Curtis IV is Millennium Chair of the Liberal Arts and Professor of Religious Studies at the IU School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis. A recipient of Mellon, NEH, Fulbright, and Carnegie fellowships, Curtis is author of Muslims in America: A Short History and editor of the Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History. Edward E. Curtis IV is Millennium Chair of the Liberal Arts and…