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Leader LDR cam a 00
Control # 1 hbl99045259
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20210830091729.0
Fixed Data 8 100402s2010 dcua b 001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2010014051
ISBN 20    $a9780815703877 (acid-free paper)
Obsolete 39    $a261511$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$cDLC$dGCG
Geog. Area 43    $an-us---
LC Call 50 00 $aE184.M88$bA39 2010
Dewey Class 82 00 $a305.6/97073$222
ME:Pers Name 100 $aAhmed, Akbar S.
Title 245 10 $aJourney into America :$bthe challenge of Islam /$cAkbar Ahmed.
Imprint 260    $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2010.
Phys Descrpt 300    $a528 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 477-497) and index.
Note:Content 505 $aMuslim odyssey -- Part I. American identity. Defining American identity ; Searching for American identity -- Part II. Islam in America. African Americans as first Muslims ; Immigrant Muslims : living the American dream/American nightmare ; Muslim converts : shame and honor in a time of excess -- Part III. Adjusting and adapting. Jews and Muslims : bridging a great divide ; Mormons and Muslims : getting to know you ; The importance of being America -- Appendix : personal reflections on the fieldwork.
Abstract 520    $a"Examines American identity as influenced by its founding and history and the diverse Muslim experience in America, as well as the experience of other religious groups, and how each has affected the other"--Provided by publisher.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aMuslims$zUnited States$xSocial conditions.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aMuslims$zUnited States$xEthnic identity.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aMuslims$xCultural assimilation$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aIslam and culture$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aCultural pluralism in Islam$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aIslam and civil society$zUnited States.
Subj:Geog. 651  0 $aUnited States$xReligious life and customs.
Subj:Geog. 651  0 $aUnited States$xSocial life and customs.