Being young and Muslim : new cultural politics in the global south and north /
"In recent years, there has been a proliferation of interest in youth issues and Muslim youth in particular. Young Muslims have been thrust into the global spotlight in relation to questions about security and extremism, work and migration, and rights and citizenship. This book interrogates the...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York, United States ; Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Religion and global politics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "In recent years, there has been a proliferation of interest in youth issues and Muslim youth in particular. Young Muslims have been thrust into the global spotlight in relation to questions about security and extremism, work and migration, and rights and citizenship. This book interrogates the cultures and politics of Muslim youth in the global South and North to understand their trajectories, conditions, and choices. Drawing on wide-ranging research from Indonesia to Iran and Germany to the U.S., it shows that while the majority of young Muslims share many common social, political, and economic challenges, they exhibit remarkably diverse responses to them. Far from being 'exceptional', young Muslims often have as much in common with their non-Muslim global generational counterparts as they share among themselves. As they migrate, forge networks, innovate in the arts, master the tools of new media, and assert themselves in the public sphere, Muslim youth have emerged as important cultural and political actors on a world stage."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 428 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199709045 0199709041 9780199871179 0199871175 |