Item details: Muslims of the heartland : how Syrian immigrants made a home in the American Midwest - 48411530

Muslims of the heartland : how Syrian immigrants made a home in the American Midwest

text Muslims of the heartland : how Syrian immigrants made a home in the American Midwest

Curtis, Edward E.

Summary: "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 wa... Read more

Contents: 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 d... Read more

Format: text

Description: x, 239 pages : black and white illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Publisher: New York University Press 2022

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	977 CUR in Adult Non-fiction	Available

Library	Location	Status
TADL-WOOD	977 CUR in Adult Non-fiction	Available

bibliography biography History.

Syrian Americans Middle West History 20th century Muslims Middle West History 20th century Muslim families Middle West Social conditions Middle West Race relations History 20th century Muslims Race relations Syrian Americans Middle West

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	977 CUR in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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