Screen LibraryAl' America：travels through America's Arab and Islamic roots
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New Press Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxi, 246 p.: ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781595583529 (hc.) 1595583521 (hc.) 1595584811 (pbk.) 9781595584816 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | G171 |
| CLC: | G171.22 |
| Call Number: | G171.22/C975 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-230) and index. Preface: Irony of 9/11 -- Acknowledgments -- Seeds of Islam in America: from Columbus to the Alamo -- Fashion, tattoos, and Arabic calligraphy: the nexus of style, design, and Angelina Jolie -- Arabs and Muslims in the United States: today and tomorrow -- Notes -- Index. Four out of ten Americans say they dislike Muslims, according to a Gallup poll. "Muslims," a blogger wrote on www.freerepublic.com, "don't belong in America." In a lively, funny, and revealing riposte to these sentiments, journalist Jonathan Curiel offers a tour through the little-known Islamic past, and present, of American culture. From highbrow to pop, from lighthearted to profound, this book reveals the Islamic and Arab influences before our eyes, under our noses, and ringing in our ears ... --From publisher description. |