Securitizing Islam : identity and the search for security / Stuart Croft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Croft, Stuart.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--Great Britain.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Islam--Great Britain.

Islam.

Muslims--Great Britain.

Muslims.

Public opinion.

National security.

Social aspects.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Terrorism--Social aspects.

Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy.

Great Britain.

Islamic fundamentalism--Great Britain.

Internal security--Great Britain.

Internal security.

National security--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Public opinion.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Physical Description:

viii, 278 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"Securitizing Islam examines the impact of 9/11 on the lives and perceptions of individuals, focusing on the ways in which identities in Britain have been affected in relation to Islam. 'Securitization' describes the processes by which a particular group or issue comes to be seen as a threat, and thus subject to the perceptions and actions which go with national security. Croft applies this idea to the way in which the attitudes of individuals to their security and to Islam and Muslims have been transformed, affecting the everyday lives of both Muslims and non-Muslims. He argues that Muslims have come to be seen as the 'Other', outside the contemporary conception of Britishness. Reworking securitisation theory and drawing in the sociology of ontological security studies, Securitizing Islam produces a theoretically innovative framework for understanding a contemporary phenomenon that affects the everyday lives of millions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Ontological security and Britishness; 2. A post-Copenhagen securitisation theory; 3. 'Two World Wars and one World Cup': constructing contemporary Britishness; 4. 'New Britishness' and the 'new terrorism'; 5. The construction of ontological insecurity; Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107020467

1107020468

9781107632868

1107632862

OCLC:

760068676

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