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Author Lybarger, Loren D., 1964- author.

Title Palestinian Chicago identity in exile Loren D. Lybarger
Published Oakland, California University of California Press [2020]
©2020

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Description 1 online resource illustrations, maps
Series New directions in Palestinian studies 1
New directions in Palestinian studies ; 1.
Contents Introduction -- Palestinian Chicago : spatial location, historical formation -- Secularism in exile -- The religious turn : American Muslims for Palestine -- The religious turn : generational subjectivities -- Dynamic syntheses : reversion, conversion, and accommodation -- Dynamic syntheses : rebellion, absolute and spiritual -- Conclusion
Summary "Chicago hosts one of the largest, most politically active Palestinian immigrant communities in the United States. For decades, secular nationalism held sway as the dominant political ideology, but since the 1990s its structures have weakened and Islamic institutions have gained strength. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interview data, Palestinian Chicago charts the origins of these changes and the multiple effects they have had on identity across religious, political, class, gender, and generational lines within the contested space of exile. The perspectives that emerge through this rich ethnography challenge prevailing understandings of secularity and religion, and, in doing so, offer critical insight into current debates about immigration and national belonging"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis 1990s
academic
american cities
american history
american immigrants
chicago
classism
fieldwork
gender roles
generational
government
immigrant communities
immigrant population
immigrant story
interviews
islam
islamic
nationalism
nationalist
palestine
palestinian immigrant
political
politics
religion
religious persecution
religious studies
scholarly
secular
social class
us history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Palestinian Americans -- Social conditions
Palestinian Arabs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century
Palestinian Arabs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 21st century
History -- United States -- State & Local.
Social Science -- Ethnic Studies.
History -- Middle East -- Israel & Palestine.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Palestinian Arabs
Illinois -- Chicago
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520337619
0520337611
0520974409
9780520974401