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Narrative Identity : Transnational Practices of Pashtun Immigrants in the United States of America / by Trevor Castor.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: 226 pages : 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781666700367
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DS380 .R738 2021
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Contents:
1 Shifting Identity -- 2 Shifting Pashtun Identity in Ethnography -- 3 Shifting Fields in Immigrant Research -- 4 Narrative Identity -- 5 Transnational Pashtun Narratives -- 6 Narrative Identity of Sayyid Qutb 1906-1966 -- 7 Three Young Men from Kabul -- 8 Life History of Alan -- 9 Life History of Miriam -- 10 Concluding with a Reflexive Challenge to People Group Identity.
Subject: "Narrative Identity is the product of seven years of research among Muslim immigrants living in America. This book will help you to understand the role that stories have in shaping how we see the world, ourselves, and others by exploring the process of identity formation for one of the most feared and least understood Muslim peoples in the world--the Pashtun. The Pashtun are most often associated with the Taliban and for harboring Osama bin Laden after the attacks on 9/11. For centuries, these people have been accustomed to war, and ethnic, tribal, and religious violence in the regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. As a result, the Pashtun are also one of the largest ethnic groups migrating throughout the West. More recently, their identity has been reduced to the violent actions of Islamic terrorism committed by a few Pashtun immigrants living in Western nations. This study explores the various factors that impact identity formation for Pashtun immigrants including transnationalism, social media, and the ongoing negative media attention concerning Islam and Muslims. This book helps readers understand the nuances of identity formation which are critical to consider in order to avoid the crude categorizations so often associated with identity politics."
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library FACULTY AUTHORS Non-fiction DS380.C354.R738 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923002100242

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1 Shifting Identity -- 2 Shifting Pashtun Identity in Ethnography -- 3 Shifting Fields in Immigrant Research -- 4 Narrative Identity -- 5 Transnational Pashtun Narratives -- 6 Narrative Identity of Sayyid Qutb 1906-1966 -- 7 Three Young Men from Kabul -- 8 Life History of Alan -- 9 Life History of Miriam -- 10 Concluding with a Reflexive Challenge to People Group Identity.

"Narrative Identity is the product of seven years of research among Muslim immigrants living in America. This book will help you to understand the role that stories have in shaping how we see the world, ourselves, and others by exploring the process of identity formation for one of the most feared and least understood Muslim peoples in the world--the Pashtun. The Pashtun are most often associated with the Taliban and for harboring Osama bin Laden after the attacks on 9/11. For centuries, these people have been accustomed to war, and ethnic, tribal, and religious violence in the regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. As a result, the Pashtun are also one of the largest ethnic groups migrating throughout the West. More recently, their identity has been reduced to the violent actions of Islamic terrorism committed by a few Pashtun immigrants living in Western nations. This study explores the various factors that impact identity formation for Pashtun immigrants including transnationalism, social media, and the ongoing negative media attention concerning Islam and Muslims. This book helps readers understand the nuances of identity formation which are critical to consider in order to avoid the crude categorizations so often associated with identity politics."

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