Salaam America
Subtitle: South Asian Muslims in New York
By: Aminah Mohammed-Arif ; translated by Sarah Patey.
Series: Anthem South Asian studies
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: South Asian Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies; South Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Case studies; South Asian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York; Muslims -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Islam -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century; New York (N.Y.) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century; South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century; India -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-304) and index.
Table of contents: title: Islam in the Indian subcontinent : historical dynamism and internal diversity; title: Economic and demographic profile : growth and prosperity; title: Religious practices : transplanted or reinvented; title: The second generation : a masala of identities; title: Islamic institutions : proliferation and plurality; title: Islamic movements : a transnational force; title: The emergence of a 'utopian umma'?; title: Identity and ethnicity; title: The host society : perceptions, discrimination and other reactions; title: Conclusion.