Muslims in Motion
Kibria, Nazli.
Muslims in Motion Islam and National Identity in the Bangladeshi Diaspora. [electronic resource] : - New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (184 p.)
Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Muslim Migrants, Bangladeshis Abroad; 2. Bangladesh: Nationalism, Islam, and International Migration; 3. Bangladeshi American Dreams; 4. Becoming Muslim American; 5. British Bangladeshis: Changing Transnational Social Worlds; 6. Muslim Encounters in the Global Economy; 7. Muslim Migrants: National Origins and Revivalist Islam; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Muslims in Motion provides a comparative look at Bangladeshi Muslims in different global contexts-including Britain, the U.S., the Middle East, and Malaysia. Nazli Kibria examines international migrant flows from Bangladesh, and considers how such migrations continue to shape Islamization in these areas. Having conducted more than 200 in-depth interviews, she explores how, in societies as different as these, migrant Muslims, in their everyday lives, strive to achieve economic gains, sustain community and family life, and realize a sense of dignity and honor.
9780813550886 (electronic bk.) 0813550882 (electronic bk.)
Bangladesh--Emigration and immigration.
Bangladeshis--Great Britain.
Bangladeshis--United States.
Social Science.
History.
Bangladeshis--United States.
Bangladeshis--Great Britain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
Bangladesh--Emigration and immigration.
Electronic books.
E184.B13 K53 2011
305.697 973/.004914126
Muslims in Motion Islam and National Identity in the Bangladeshi Diaspora. [electronic resource] : - New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (184 p.)
Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Muslim Migrants, Bangladeshis Abroad; 2. Bangladesh: Nationalism, Islam, and International Migration; 3. Bangladeshi American Dreams; 4. Becoming Muslim American; 5. British Bangladeshis: Changing Transnational Social Worlds; 6. Muslim Encounters in the Global Economy; 7. Muslim Migrants: National Origins and Revivalist Islam; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Muslims in Motion provides a comparative look at Bangladeshi Muslims in different global contexts-including Britain, the U.S., the Middle East, and Malaysia. Nazli Kibria examines international migrant flows from Bangladesh, and considers how such migrations continue to shape Islamization in these areas. Having conducted more than 200 in-depth interviews, she explores how, in societies as different as these, migrant Muslims, in their everyday lives, strive to achieve economic gains, sustain community and family life, and realize a sense of dignity and honor.
9780813550886 (electronic bk.) 0813550882 (electronic bk.)
Bangladesh--Emigration and immigration.
Bangladeshis--Great Britain.
Bangladeshis--United States.
Social Science.
History.
Bangladeshis--United States.
Bangladeshis--Great Britain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
Bangladesh--Emigration and immigration.
Electronic books.
E184.B13 K53 2011
305.697 973/.004914126
