{"product_id":"arab-new-york-9781479854875","title":"Arab New York","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Bay Ridge to Astoria, explore political action in Arab New York Arab Americans are a numerically small proportion of the US population yet have been the target of a disproportionate amount of political scrutiny. Most non-Arab Americans know little about what life is actually like within Arab communities and in organizations run by and for the Arab community. Big political questions are central to the Arab American experiencehow are politics integrated into Arab Americans' everyday lives? In Arab New York, Emily Regan Wills looks outside the traditional ideas of political engagement to see the importance of politics in Arab American communities in New York. Regan Wills focuses on the spaces of public and communal life in the five boroughs of New York, which are home to the third largest concentration of people of Arab descent in the US. Many different ethnic and religious groups form the overarching Arab American identity, and their political engagement in the US is complex.   Rega\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A highly readable ethnographic account offering a refreshing perspective on everyday politics and Arab American communities. It has much to offer scholars in a wide range of disciplines, as well as those who are curious about the ways silenced communities find and raise their voices.\" -- Louise Cainkar,Author of Homeland Insecurity: The Arab American and Muslim American Experience After 9\/11\u003cbr\u003e\"Wills has written an extraordinary book that captures the politics underlying the everyday lives of Arab Americans. By focusing on the ways in which Arab Americans understand and assign meaning to their political roles in society, [she] offers a compelling, rich and fascinating account of Arab American political experiences.\" -- Amaney A. Jamal,Author of Of Empires and Citizens: Pro-American Democracy Or No Democracy at All?\u003cbr\u003e\"A solid example of how ethnographic research can help political leaders, scholars, and the public to understand the reality of Arab American communities in urban America. \u003ci\u003eArab New York\u003c\/i\u003e provides a credible picture of a community interacting with politics while also celebrating its ethnic values. Through her interpretive research and participation in everyday social spaces, Wills played a role closer to an insider and accessed public and private moments of contestation and conversation. She provides a multidimensional perspective on American Arab communities and highlights how politics impact their everyday lives.\" * Journal of Urban Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\"Engages the general reader and wrestles with primary questions of Arab American identity.\" * Al Jadid *","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409079935319,"sku":"9781479854875","price":19.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479854875.jpg?v=1730505367","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/arab-new-york-9781479854875","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}