A History of Islam in America: From the New World to the New World Order
- ISBN-10
- 0521849640
- ISBN-13
- 9780521849647
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 446
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-04-19
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Kambiz GhaneaBassiri
Description
Traces the history of Muslims in the US and their waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries.
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