Muslims of the Heartland : How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest /

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"This book rejects the stereotype of the Midwest as bleached-out Christian country. It unearths a surprising and intimate history of the first two generations of Syrian Muslims in the Midwest who, in spite of discrimination, created a life that was Arab, American, and Muslim all at the same tim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Curtis, Edward E., IV, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Syrian Americans.
Race relations.
Muslims.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies.
RELIGION / Islam / History.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Familles musulmanes > Midwest (États-Unis) > Conditions sociales.
Musulmans > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Americains d'origine syrienne > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Muslim families > Middle West > Social conditions.
Muslims > Middle West > History > 20th century.
Syrian Americans > Middle West > History > 20th century.
Middle West.
Midwest (États-Unis) > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Middle West > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Documents d'information.
Informational works.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Muslim South Dakota from Kadoka to Sioux Falls
  • Homesteading western North Dakota
  • Peddling in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a town of ethnic tradition
  • Michigan City, Indiana, and Syrian Muslim industrial workers
  • Muslim life and the agricultural depression in North Dakota
  • Cedar Rapids' grocery business and the growth of a Muslim midwestern town
  • From Sioux Falls and Michigan City to Detroit, capital of the Muslim Midwest
  • Conclusion: a big party in the 1950s.

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