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Author:

Ahmed, Akbar S., author.

Title:

Journey into Europe : Islam, immigration, and identity / Akbar Ahmed.

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

573 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Muslims--Europe--Ethnic identity.
Muslims--Europe--Social conditions.
Muslims--Religious life--Europe.
Muslims--Cultural assimilation--Europe.
Islam and culture--Europe.
Islam and politics--Europe.
Civilization--Islamic influences.
Islamophobia--Europe.
Identity politics--Europe.
Cultural pluralism--Europe.
Religious tolerance--Europe.

Other Authors:

Brookings Institution, issuer of work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-551) and index. Includes bibliographical references (p.527-551) and index.

Contents:

Part I. European dialectic -- Europe : turbulent and mighty continent -- Primordial tribal identity in Europe -- European pluralist identity -- Part II. Islam in Europe -- Muslim immigrants : the ghosts of European imperialism -- Indigenous Muslims : "We are Europeans" -- Muslim converts : seeking God in an age of secularism -- Part III. Lessons from Europe -- Judaism, Islam, and European primordial identity -- Terrorism, immigrants, ISIS, and islamophobia : a perfect storm in Europe -- Europe at the crossroads : monsters, modernity, and the imperative for convivencia.

Summary:

An unprecedented, richly detailed, and clear-eyed exploration of Islam in Europe and the place of Islam in European history and civilization.

ISBN:

9780815727583
0815727585

OCLC:

(OCoLC)973803802

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)