Islamophobia in America : the anatomy of intolerance

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Islamophobia in America : the anatomy of intolerance

edited by Carl W. Ernst

Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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  • : hardback

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-195) and index

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Description

Islamophobia in America offers new perspectives on prejudice against Muslims, which has become increasingly widespread in the USA in the past decade. The contributors document the history of anti-Islamic sentiment in American culture, the scope of organized anti-Muslim propaganda, and the institutionalization of this kind of intolerance.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: The Problem of Islamophobia
  • Carl W. Ernst 1. Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear: Islamophobia in the United States and British India, 1687-1947
  • Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg 2. Islamophobia and American History: Religious Stereotyping and Out-grouping of Muslims in the United States
  • Kambiz GhaneaBassiri 3. The Black Muslim Scare of the Twentieth Century: The History of State Islamophobia and Its Post-9/11 Variations
  • Edward E. Curtis 4. Center Stage: Gendered Islamophobia and Muslim Women
  • Juliane Hammer 5. Attack of the Islamophobes: Religious War (and Peace) in Arab/Muslim Detroit
  • Andrew J. Shryock

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