{"product_id":"america-at-the-crossroads-race-islam-and-leadership","title":"America at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"291\" data-start=\"219\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"291\" data-start=\"219\"\u003eWhat does it mean to be American when the nation's soul is on trial?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"708\" data-start=\"293\"\u003eIn an era of deepening divides and rising uncertainty,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"404\" data-start=\"348\"\u003eAmerica at the Crossroads: Race, Islam, and Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edelivers a bold, urgent inquiry into American identity. Acclaimed scholar, diplomat, and bestselling author\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"528\" data-start=\"513\"\u003eAkbar Ahmed\u003c\/strong\u003e—described by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"551\" data-start=\"542\"\u003eThe BBC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam”—asks a question that echoes from Washington to Wichita:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"708\" data-start=\"665\"\u003eWho are we now, and where are we going?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"876\" data-start=\"710\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"791\" data-start=\"710\"\u003eFor readers of political thought, history, sociology, and interfaith dialogue\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is an essential companion to understanding the fault lines of today’s America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1327\" data-start=\"878\"\u003eIn this sweeping and illuminating follow-up to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"947\" data-start=\"925\"\u003eJourney into America\u003c\/em\u003e, Ahmed draws on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1012\" data-start=\"964\"\u003edecades of research and firsthand experience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto present a groundbreaking framework for understanding American identity: the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1138\" data-start=\"1092\"\u003eprimordial, pluralist, and predator models\u003c\/strong\u003e. These three archetypes, shaped by centuries of conflict and coexistence, are reflected in leaders from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1326\" data-start=\"1243\"\u003eThomas Jefferson and Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1772\" data-start=\"1329\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1441\" data-start=\"1329\"\u003eAt the core of the book is the evolving, often fraught relationship between America and its Muslim citizens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrom the surveillance state and post-9\/11 suspicion to landmark achievements like the election of Muslim congress people and judges, Ahmed captures the tension—and potential—of a nation in flux. Through ethnographic insight and compassionate narrative, he gives voice to those caught in the storm of race, religion, and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-end=\"1923\" data-start=\"1774\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1923\" data-start=\"1776\"\u003e“The goal of this book is not simply to analyze the American condition, but to offer a way forward—a way to reconcile, to understand, and to lead.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1955\" data-start=\"1925\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1955\" data-start=\"1925\"\u003eWhy this book matters now:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"2435\" data-start=\"1956\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2036\" data-start=\"1956\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2036\" data-start=\"1958\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1989\" data-start=\"1958\"\u003eUnpacks rising Islamophobia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand racial tensions with clarity and balance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2138\" data-start=\"2037\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2138\" data-start=\"2039\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2068\" data-start=\"2039\"\u003eIntroduces a unique model\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof identity politics applicable to both policy and public discourse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2263\" data-start=\"2139\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2263\" data-start=\"2141\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2188\" data-start=\"2141\"\u003eBridges academic insight with human stories\u003c\/strong\u003e, bringing empathy to one of America’s most urgent cultural conversations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2344\" data-start=\"2264\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2344\" data-start=\"2266\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2308\" data-start=\"2266\"\u003eWritten by a globally respected expert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon Islam, identity, and diplomacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2435\" data-start=\"2345\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2435\" data-start=\"2347\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2367\" data-start=\"2347\"\u003eA call to action\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor anyone invested in a more inclusive, cohesive, and just America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2464\" data-start=\"2437\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2464\" data-start=\"2437\"\u003ePraise for Akbar Ahmed:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“A timely and stimulating contribution to a critically important issue: The West’s (and especially America’s) relationship to Islam.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eZbigniew Brzezinski, Former National Security Advisor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“He’s a very wonderful man...it’s such an interesting study...it’s a great study and it completely drives home the incredible diversity of something that I think, in our eyes, we view as a monolith and anything that lends that, obviously, is very helpful.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eJon Stewart, The Daily Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2815\" data-start=\"2632\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2815\" data-start=\"2632\"\u003eFor educators, policymakers, and citizens alike,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"2710\" data-start=\"2683\"\u003eAmerica at the Crossroads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a must-read for anyone seeking to understand—and help shape—the next chapter of the American story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48955077591348,"sku":"BEB035","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5031\/5572\/files\/Crossroads.webp?v=1764351504","url":"https:\/\/www.meccabooks.com\/products\/america-at-the-crossroads-race-islam-and-leadership","provider":"Mecca Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}