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The Turk in America : creation of an enduring prejudice /

"In The Turk in America, historian Justin McCarthy seeks to explain the historical basis for American prejudice towards Turks in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The volume focuses on fraudulent characterizations of Turks, mostly stemming from an antipathy in Europe and America tow...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCarthy, Justin, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©2010.
Colección:Utah series in Turkish and Islamic studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In The Turk in America, historian Justin McCarthy seeks to explain the historical basis for American prejudice towards Turks in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The volume focuses on fraudulent characterizations of Turks, mostly stemming from an antipathy in Europe and America toward non-Christians, and especially Muslims. Spanning one hundred and fifty years, this history explores the misinformation largely responsible for the negative stereotypes of Turks during this period"--Publisher description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 499 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-492) and index.
ISBN:9781607819660
160781966X