Palestinian Chicago : : Identity in Exile / / Loren D. Lybarger.

• VerfasserIn: Lybarger, Loren D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berkeley, CA : : University of California Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: New Directions in Palestinian Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Foreword by the Series Editor --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. Palestinian Chicago: Spatial Location, Historical Formation --; 2. Secularism in Exile --; 3. The Religious Turn: American Muslims for Palestine --; 4. The Religious Turn: Generational Subjectivities --; 5. Dynamic Syntheses: Reversion, Conversion, and Accommodation --; 6. Dynamic Syntheses: Rebellion, Absolute and Spiritual --; Conclusion --; Notes --; References --; Index
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Loren D. Lybarger.

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Chicago is home to one of the largest, most politically active Palestinian immigrant communities in the United States. For decades, secular nationalism held sway as the dominant political ideology, but since the 1990s its structures have weakened and Islamic institutions have gained strength. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interview data, Palestinian Chicago charts the origins of these changes and the multiple effects they have had on identity across religious, political, class, gender, and generational lines. The perspectives that emerge through this rich ethnography challenge prevailing understandings of secularity and religion, offering critical insight into current debates about immigration and national belonging.