| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The lost history of America's first mosque -- 3. They are orientals and love the east: locating Muslims in the racial hierarchies of Detroit, 1922-1930 -- 4. Dearborn's first mosques -- 5. Doctors of the soul: building Detroit's mid-century mosques -- 6. Homegrown Muslim leaders: convergences of race and class -- 7. Raising the bar: movements of revival and change -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
This title documents the rich history of Islam in Detroit, a city that is home to several of America's oldest and most diverse Muslim communities. By looking closely at this history, Sally Howell provides a new interpretation of the possibilities and limits of Muslim incorporation in American life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 23, 2014) |
| Subject |
Muslims -- Michigan -- Detroit
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Arab Americans -- Michigan -- Detroit
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Arab Americans
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Muslims
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Islam.
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Michigan -- Detroit
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199389285 |
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0199389284 |
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