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OverviewThis edited volume of specially commissioned essays written for the anniversary of `Abdu'l-Baha's journey to America tells the story of this former prisoner's interactions with the white upper echelon of American society as well as his impact on the lives and writings of important early figures in the African-American civil rights movement. Full Product DetailsAuthor: N. MottahedehPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2013 Weight: 0.276kg ISBN: 9781349440979ISBN 10: 1349440973 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 03 April 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Negar Mottahedeh 1. Laura Dreyfus-Barney and 'Abdul-Bahá's Visit to the West; Mona Khademi 2. An Analysis of 'Abdul-Bahá's Visit to North America in 1912; Robert H. Stockman 3. 'Abdul-Bahá's Critique of Nationalist Amnesia; Nader Saiedi 4. A Troubled Modernity: W.E.B Du Bois, 'The Black Church,' and the Problem of Causality; Guy Emerson Mount 5. 'Abdul-Bahá's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation; Christopher Buck 6. Orientals Meeting in the West: Foes Become Friends; Mina YazdaniReviewsTK Author InformationChristopher Buck, Ph.D, Pennsylvania attorney Mona Khademi, Shiraz University, Iran Guy Mount, University of Chicago, USA. Nader Saiedi, Carleton College Minnesota, USA. Robert H. Stockman, Harvard University, USA. Mina Yazdani, Eastern Kentucky University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |