Muslims began arriving in the New World long before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade. Kambiz GhaneaBassiri's fascinating book traces the history of Muslims in the United States and their different waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries, through colonial and antebellum America, through world wars and civil rights struggles, to the contemporary era. The book tells the often deeply moving stories of individual Muslims and their lives as immigrants and citizens within the broad context of the American religious experience, showing how that experience has been integral to the evolution of American Muslim institutions and practices. This is a unique and intelligent portrayal of a diverse religious community and its relationship with America. It will serve as a strong antidote to the current politicized dichotomy between Islam and the West, which has come to dominate the study of Muslims in America and further afield.

Traces the history of Muslims in the US and their waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries.

About the Author
Kambiz GhaneaBassiri is Associate Professor of Religion and Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Competing Visions of Islam in the United States: A Study of Los Angeles and has served on the editorial board of The Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States and the Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History.

Reviews
'This publication is so well researched and documented that it reads like a textbook of legal history.' The Muslim World Book Review



Book Information
ISBN 9780521614870
Author Kambiz GhaneaBassiri
Format Paperback
Page Count 458
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 620g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 20mm