{"product_id":"the-crescent-obscured-the-united-states-and-the-muslim-world-1776-1815-paperback","title":"The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776-1815 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Allison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped Americans define national identity and purpose. Focusing on America's encounter with the Barbary states of North Africa from 1776 to 1815, Robert Allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of Islam in the American mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A powerful ending that explains how the experience with the Barbary states compelled many Americans to look inward . . . with increasing doubts about the institution of slavery.\" -David W. Lesch, \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the Muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scene.\" -Richard W. Bulliet, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book should be widely read. . . . Allison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as America's tendency to demonize figures like Iran's Khumaini, Libya's Qaddafi, and Iraq's Saddam.\" -Richard M. Eaton, \u003ci\u003eEighteenth Century Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert J. Allison\u003c\/b\u003e is chair of the Department of History, university archivist, and director of American Studies at Suffolk University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.61 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039080583248,"sku":"9780226014906","price":66.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/L1hiYXNud2tjbURtaWR3K0xHdU0xUT09.webp?v=1771841307","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-crescent-obscured-the-united-states-and-the-muslim-world-1776-1815-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}