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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Main Author: Tyrer, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2013.
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.
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.)