Contesting Islam, constructing race and sexuality : the inordinate desire of the West /

In an insightful blend of feminist, critical race and post-colonial theory, Sunera Thobani examines how Islam has contributed to the formation of Western identity at critical points in history such as the Crusades, the Reconquista and the colonial period. More specifically, she explores how masculin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thobani, Sunera, 1957- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Series:	Suspensions (Series)
Subjects:	Civilization, Western > Islamic influences. East and West. Islamic countries > Relations > Western countries. Western countries > Relations > Islamic countries.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. The In/human Subject
2. Western Constitutions: Religion, Race and Coloniality
3. Sex/uality in the Islamic Orient
4. Feminism at War
5. Remaking the West: Sovereignty, Whiteness and the Judeo-Christian Tradition
Bibliography
Index.