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Lone Star Muslims : Transnational Lives and the South Asian Experience in Texas /

"Lone Star Muslims offers an engaging and insightful look at contemporary Muslim American life in Texas. It illuminates the dynamics of the Pakistani Muslim community in Houston, a city with one of the largest Muslim populations in the south and southwestern United States. Drawing on interviews...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Afzal, Ahmed, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Houston: Race, Class, Oil, and the Making of "America's Most Diverse City"
  • 2 "A Dream Come True": Shia Ismaili Experiences in Corporate America
  • 3 "It's Allah's Will": The Transnational Muslim Heritage Economy
  • 4 "I Have a Very Good Relationship with Allah": Pakistani Gay Men and Transnational Belonging
  • 5 The Pakistan Independence Day Festival: The Making of a "Houston Tradition"
  • 6 "Pakistanis Have Always Been Radio People": Transnational Media, Business Imperatives, and Homeland Politics
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • G
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • W
  • Y
  • Z
  • About the Author.