The politics of Islamophobia : race, power and fantasy /
Despite its emblematic place within contemporary racism and its increasingly important position in defining relations between states and ethnicised minorities, Islamophobia remains a contested, frequently unrecognised and largely under-theorized form of racism. This book provides a definitive contri...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Pluto Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons.
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| Summary: | Despite its emblematic place within contemporary racism and its increasingly important position in defining relations between states and ethnicised minorities, Islamophobia remains a contested, frequently unrecognised and largely under-theorized form of racism. This book provides a definitive contribution to these debates, offering a theoretically sophisticated account which draws upon a series of substantive case studies to position Islamophobia as an expression of racialised governmentality. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 197 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-192) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780745331317 (pbk.) 0745331319 (pbk.) 0745331327 (hbk.) 9780745331324 (hbk.) |