ISBN:
9780226014906
,
9780226308579 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
295 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780226308579
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
303.48273061
Keywords:
Geschichte 1776 - 1815
;
USA
;
Barbareskenstaaten
Abstract:
From the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped Americans define national identity and purpose. Focusing on America's encounter with the Barbary states of North Africa from 1776 to 1815, Robert Allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of Islam in the American mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of government.""A powerful ending that explains how the experience with the Barbary states compelled many Americans to look inward . . . with increasing doubts about the institution of sla...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Online-Ausg.:
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