The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776-1815

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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 slavery." —David W. Lesch, Middle East Journal

"Allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the Muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scene." —Richard W. Bulliet, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"This book should be widely read. . . . Allison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as America's tendency to demonize figures like Iran's Khumaini, Libya's Qaddafi, and Iraq's Saddam." —Richard M. Eaton, Eighteenth Century Studies

Language: English

Pages: 284

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: July 15, 2000

ISBN: 0226014908

ISBN 13: 9780226014906

The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776-1815

Robert J. Allison

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Language: English

Pages: 284

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: July 15, 2000

ISBN: 0226014908

ISBN 13: 9780226014906

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The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776-1815

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The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776-1815

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