In this Book
- The Rise of the Arab American Left: Activists, Allies, and Their Fight against Imperialism and Racism, 1960s–1980s
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Justice, Power, and Politics
summary
In this first history of Arab American activism in the 1960s, Pamela Pennock brings to the forefront one of the most overlooked minority groups in the history of American social movements. Focusing on the ideas and strategies of key Arab American organizations and examining the emerging alliances between Arab American and other anti-imperialist and antiracist movements, Pennock sheds new light on the role of Arab Americans in the social change of the era. She details how their attempts to mobilize communities in support of Middle Eastern political or humanitarian causes were often met with suspicion by many Americans, including heavy surveillance by the Nixon administration. Cognizant that they would be unable to influence policy by traditional electoral means, Arab Americans, through slow coalition building over the course of decades of activism, brought their central policy concerns and causes into the mainstream of activist consciousness.
With the support of new archival and interview evidence, Pennock situates the civil rights struggle of Arab Americans within the story of other political and social change of the 1960s and 1970s. By doing so, she takes a crucial step forward in the study of American social movements of that era.
With the support of new archival and interview evidence, Pennock situates the civil rights struggle of Arab Americans within the story of other political and social change of the 1960s and 1970s. By doing so, she takes a crucial step forward in the study of American social movements of that era.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-18
- Part Two: A Hostile Climate for Activism
- pp. 119-120
- Conclusion
- pp. 230-238
- Bibliography
- pp. 283-302
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469631004
Related ISBN(s)
9781469630977, 9781469630984, 9781469630991, 9798890851048
MARC Record
OCLC
972092390
Pages
328
Launched on MUSE
2017-12-13
Language
English
Open Access
No