The Turk in America: Creation of an Enduring Prejudice

by Justin A. McCarthy

Book Overview

Utah Series in Middle East Studies

In The Turk in America, historian Justin McCarthy seeks to explain the historical basis for American prejudice towards Turks in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The volume focuses on fraudulent characterizations of Turks, mostly stemming from an antipathy in Europe and America toward non-Christians, and especially Muslims. Spanning one hundred and fifty years, this history explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607810131
• ISBN13: 9781607810131
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 611 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"