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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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
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- About the Author.