Muslims of the heartland: how Syrian immigrants made a home in the American Midwest
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' Groce...
| Autres titres: | How Syrian immigrants made a home in the American Midwest |
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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New York
New York University Press
[2021]
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Syrian Americans (Middle West)
History 20th century
B Middle West Race relations History 20th century B Muslim families (Middle West) Social conditions B Muslims (Middle West) History 20th century |
| Résumé: | 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. "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 time"-- |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1479812560 |