Amir Marvasti, Karyn D. McKinney

Middle Eastern Lives in America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using data from in-depth interviews, this book brings to light the existence of Middle Easterners in America and shows the human complexity of their lives. This work gives special attention to how members of this ethnic group cope with, resist and combat discrimination.

Produktdetails

• Perspectives on a Multiracial America
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 469g
• ISBN-13: 9780742519572
• ISBN-10: 0742519570
• Artikelnr.: 22321299

Autorenporträt

By Amir Marvasti and Karyn D. McKinney

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 How They Came to America and Where They Are Today Chapter 2
Stereotypes of Islam and the Dubious Link with Terrorism Chapter 3 "Us"
Versus "Them" Chapter 4 The Stigma of Brown Skin and "Foreign" Names
Chapter 5 The Thin Veneer of Civility: Relearning the American Dream
Chapter 6 Living with Discrimination Chapter 7 "I Am a Middle Eastern
American!:" Ethnic Self-Identification Chapter 8 "Whining" About Social
Justice?