The Syrians in America : With an Introduction by Talcott Williams / Philip Khûri Hitti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hitti, Philip Khûri, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syrians--United States.

Syrians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 139 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2005]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is the first academic study to discuss the immigration of Arabs to the U.S. Hitti describes the social and educational conditions of the immigrants and the religious problems and issues that arose as a result. An appendix is given listing the various religious communities in the U.S.

Contents:

Frontmatter

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

THE SYRIANS IN AMERICA

Chapter I. HISTORIC AND GEOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND: SOCIAL, MORAL, AND POLITICAL ANTECEDENTS

Chapter II. EMIGRATION

Chapter III. IN AMEBICA

Chapter IV. SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS

Chapter V. RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS

Chapter VI. SPECIAL PROBLEMS, FUTURE PROSPECTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Appendix

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781463208080

1463208081

OCLC:

1110714193