City of gods : religious freedom, immigration, and pluralism in Flushing, Queens /
Author / Creator: | Hanson, R. Scott (Richard Scott), 1968- author. |
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Edition: | First edition. |
Imprint: | New York : Empire States Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2016. |
Description: | xxii, 309 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Freedom of religion -- New York (State) -- New York. Immigrants -- Religious life -- New York (State) -- New York. Religious pluralism -- New York (State) -- New York. Freedom of religion. Immigrants -- Religious life. Religion. Religious pluralism. Flushing (New York, N.Y.) -- Religion. New York (State) -- New York. New York (State) -- New York -- Flushing. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10935420 |
Summary: | Known locally as the birthplace of American religious freedom, Flushing, Queens, in New York City is now so diverse and densely populated that it has become a microcosm of world religions. City of Gods explores the history of Flushing from the colonial period to the aftermath of September 11, 2001, spanning the origins of Vlissingen and early struggles between Quakers, Dutch authorities, Anglicans, African Americans, Catholics, and Jews to the consolidation of New York City in 1898, two World's Fairs and postwar commemorations of Flushing's heritage, and, finally, the Immigration Act of 1965 and the arrival of Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists, and Asian and Latino Christians. |
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Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Chicago, 2002). |
Physical Description: | xxii, 309 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780823271597 (cloth : alk. paper) 0823271595 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780823271603 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0823271609 (pbk. : alk. paper) |