Muslims of metropolis : the stories of three immigrant families in the West / Kavitha Rajagopalan.
Muslims of metropolis : the stories of three immigrant families in the West / Kavitha Rajagopalan.
Muslims of metropolis : the stories of three immigrant families in the West / Kavitha Rajagopalan.
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New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.
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N306.85086/ 4
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English
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Physical content
xv, 283 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
The Nashashibis' fairy tale -- The Dogans' long good-bye -- The Islams' last resort -- Reclaiming the distant homeland -- Recreating the lost village -- Rejecting the burden of heritage -- Sharif goes home -- Sukriye finds love -- Nishat lets go.
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"In Muslims of Metropolis, Kavitha Rajagopalan takes a much needed step in personalizing and humanizing our understanding of the Muslim diaspora. Tracing the stories of three very different families - a Palestinian family moving to London, a Kurdish family moving to Berlin, and a Bangladeshi family moving to New York - she reveals a level of comple...
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Muslims of metropolis : the stories of three immigrant families in the West / Kavitha Rajagopalan.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index.
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c2008.
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N306.85086/ 4
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74VMbBvyRxZM
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9780813543444 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813543444 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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306.85086912091821
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991000931369702626
