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African Muslims Antebellum America: Transatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles
Allan D. Austin
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Description for African Muslims Antebellum America: Transatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles
paperback. Allan D. Austin explores via portraits, documents, maps and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the American slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
A condensation and updating of his African Muslims inAntebellum America: A Sourcebook (1984), noted scholar of antebellum black writing and history Dr. Allan D. Austin explores, via portraits, documents, maps, and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Also includes five maps.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415912709
SKU
V9780415912709
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About Allan D. Austin
Allan D. Austin is Professor of English and Afro-American Studies at Springfield College.
Reviews for African Muslims Antebellum America: Transatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles
"Austin uses historical documents, including photos, to tell adventurous, distressing and sometimes funny stories of enslaved African Muslims between 11730 and 1860. All left some record of their presence in America."
Navid Iqbal, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey "...highly recommended..."
The Journal of AmericanHistory "...attractively produced..."
Journal of Southern History "Austin offers meticulously researched profiles of Muslim ... Read more
Navid Iqbal, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey "...highly recommended..."
The Journal of AmericanHistory "...attractively produced..."
Journal of Southern History "Austin offers meticulously researched profiles of Muslim ... Read more