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From 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 Americas 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."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." &8212David W. Lesch, Middle East Journal"Allisons incisive and informative account of the fledgling republics encounter with the Muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to todays international scene." &8212Richard W. Bulliet, Journal of Interdisciplinary History&qu