Behind the Backlash Muslim Americans After 9/11 / Lori Peek.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Peek, Lori A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion.

Muslims--Social conditions.

Muslims--Ethnic identity.

Muslims--Attitudes.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Ethnic relations.

Cultural pluralism.

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Public opinion--United States.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Muslims--United States--Social conditions.

Muslims.

Muslims--United States--Ethnic identity.

Muslims--United States--Attitudes.

United States.

United States--Ethnic relations.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the nation tried to absorb the shock of the 9/11 attacks, Muslim Americans were caught up in an unprecedented wave of backlash violence. Public discussion revealed that widespread misunderstanding and misrepresentation of Islam persisted, despite the striking diversity of the Muslim community.Letting the voices of 140 ordinary Muslim American men and women describe their experiences, Lori Peek's path-breaking book, Behind the Backlash presents moving accounts of prejudice and exclusion. Muslims speak of being subjected to harassment before the attacks, and recount t

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Under Attack; 3. Encountering Intolerance; 4. Backlash; 5. Repercussions; 6. Adaptations; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Ebooks.

ISBN:

9786612899119

9781282899117

1282899112

9781592139842

1592139841

OCLC:

682614026