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The Arab Americans : a history / Gregory Orfalea.

By: Orfalea, Gregory, 1949-.
Contributor(s): Orfalea, Gregory, 1949-. Before the flames.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Northampton, Mass. : Olive Branch Press, 2006Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 444-473) and indexes.Description: xix, 500 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1566566444; 1566565979 (pbk.).Subject(s): Orfalea, Gregory, 1949- -- Travel -- United States | Arab Americans -- History | Arab Americans -- Social conditions | Arab Americans -- Biography | United States -- Description and travelDDC classification: 305.892/7073/09 Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Generations reunite in Arbeen, Syria -- Seeds to the wind: the first wave of Arab immigration (1878-1924) -- Transplanting the fig tree: the first generation on American soil (1924-1947) -- The Palestine debacle: the second wave of Arab immigration (1948-1966) -- The third wave: west bank captured, Lebanon torn Asunder, Iraq wars with Iran, Kuwait, and the US (1967-2005) -- The political awakening (1972-1981) -- Back to Lebanon (1982-1983) -- Stumbling toward peace (1984-2000) -- After the flames: Arab Americans and American fear (2001-2005) -- A celebration of community.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 444-473) and indexes.

Generations reunite in Arbeen, Syria -- Seeds to the wind: the first wave of Arab immigration (1878-1924) -- Transplanting the fig tree: the first generation on American soil (1924-1947) -- The Palestine debacle: the second wave of Arab immigration (1948-1966) -- The third wave: west bank captured, Lebanon torn Asunder, Iraq wars with Iran, Kuwait, and the US (1967-2005) -- The political awakening (1972-1981) -- Back to Lebanon (1982-1983) -- Stumbling toward peace (1984-2000) -- After the flames: Arab Americans and American fear (2001-2005) -- A celebration of community.

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