Between Arab and White: Race and Ethnicity in the Early Syrian American Diaspora (American Crossroads) [Paperback]

Sarah Gualtieri (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0520255348 | ISBN-13: 978-0520255340 | Publication Date: May 6, 2009 | Edition: 1

This multifaceted study of Syrian immigration to the United States places Syrians-- and Arabs more generally--at the center of discussions about race and racial formation from which they have long been marginalized. Between Arab and White focuses on the first wave of Arab immigration and settlement in the United States in the years before World War II, but also continues the story up to the present. It presents an original analysis of the ways in which people mainly from current day Lebanon and Syria--the largest group of Arabic-speaking immigrants before World War II--came to view themselves in racial terms and position themselves within racial hierarchies as part of a broader process of ethnic identity formation.

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"Thought-provoking book."--Jrnl of American History

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"Direct and accessible. A tour de force of research that demonstrates seemingly unlikely origins, evolutions, and contradictions of social identities."--George Lipsitz, author of Footsteps in the Dark and American Studies in a Moment of Danger

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Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (May 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520255348
• ISBN-13: 978-0520255340
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > History > Middle East > Syria

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