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02493cam a22004818a 4500 001 4EDD178680E811DF8689FDAA6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20100626010120 008 100402s2010 dcu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010014051 020 $a 0815703872 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780815703877 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)491905058 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d DBI $d IOG $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E184.M88 $b A39 2010 082 00 $a 305.6/97073 $2 22 100 1 $a Ahmed, Akbar S. 245 1 $a Journey into America : $b the challenge of Islam / $c Akbar Ahmed. 260 $a Washington, D.C. : $b Brookings Institution Press, $c c2010. 263 $a 1006 300 $a 528 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p.477-497) and index. 505 0 $a 1. Muslim odyssey -- PART I. American identity -- 2. Defining American identity-- 3. Searching for American identity -- PART II. Islam in America -- 4. African Americans as first Muslims -- 5. Immigrant Muslims : living the American dream/American nightmare -- 6. Muslim converts : shame and honor in a time of excess -- PART III. Adjusting and adapting -- 7. Jews and Muslims : bridging a great divide -- 8. Mormons and Muslims : getting to know you -- 9. The importance of being America -- Appendix : personal reflections on the fieldwork 520 $a "Examines American identity as influenced by its founding and history and the diverse Muslim experience in America, as well as the experience of other religious groups, and how each has affected the other"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Muslims $z United States $x Social conditions. 650 0 $a Muslims $z United States $x Ethnic identity. 650 0 $a Muslims $x Cultural assimilation $z United States. 650 0 $a Islam and culture $z United States. 650 0 $a Cultural pluralism in Islam. 650 0 $a Islam and civil society $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Religious life and customs. 651 0 $a United States $x Social life and customs. 941 $a 7 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718085953.0 952 $l N2AX314 $d 20210728015319.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20180523014221.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180120044426.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825063236.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20110512010955.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20100626011827.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4EDD178680E811DF8689FDAA6AFF544E 994 $a 11 $b IOGInitiate Another SILO Locator Search