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Sacred Interests: The United States and the Islamic World, 1821-1921
Contributor(s): Walther, Karine V. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1469645580     ISBN-13: 9781469645582
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
OUR PRICE: $30.88  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 19th Century
- History | United States - 20th Century
- Social Science | Islamic Studies
Dewey: 327.730
LCCN: 2015003752
Physical Information: 1.16" H x 7.76" W x 9.48" L (1.49 lbs) 480 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 1920's
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Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as Americans increasingly came into contact with the Islamic world, U.S. diplomatic, cultural, political, and religious beliefs about Islam began to shape their responses to world events. In Sacred Interests, Karine V. Walther excavates the deep history of American Islamophobia, showing how negative perceptions of Islam and Muslims shaped U.S. foreign relations from the Early Republic to the end of World War I.

Beginning with the Greek War of Independence in 1821, Walther illuminates reactions to and involvement in the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, the efforts to protect Jews from Muslim authorities in Morocco, American colonial policies in the Philippines, and American attempts to aid Christians during the Armenian Genocide. Walther examines the American role in the peace negotiations after World War I, support for the Balfour Declaration, and the establishment of the mandate system in the Middle East. The result is a vital exploration of the crucial role the United States played in the Islamic world during the long nineteenth century--an interaction that shaped a historical legacy that remains with us today.


Contributor Bio(s): Walther, Karine V.: - Karine Walther is an Assistant Professor of History at the School of Foreign Service in Qatar. She holds a PhD in history from Columbia University, a Maitrise and Licence in Sociology from the University of Paris VIII and a BA in American Studies from the University of Texas, Austin.Walther, Karine: - Karine Walther is an Assistant Professor of History at the School of Foreign Service in Qatar. She holds a PhD in history from Columbia University, a Maitrise and Licence in Sociology from the University of Paris VIII and a BA in American Studies from the University of Texas, Austin.
 
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