What Is Islamophobia? : racism, social movements and the state / edited by Narzanin Massoumi, Tom Mills and David Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Massoumi, Narzanin, 1982- editor.

Mills, Tom, 1981- editor.

Miller, David, 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamophobia.

Islam--Public opinion.

Islam.

Muslims--Non-Islamic countries.

Muslims.

Non-Islamic countries.

Physical Description:

xiv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2017.

Summary:

As anti-Muslim undercurrents in the United States and other western societies become increasingly entrenched, the phenomenon of Islamophobia - and the need to understand what perpetuates it - has never been greater. Critiquing mainstream, conservative, and notionally left arguments, 'What Is Islamophobia?' offers an original and necessary alternative to the existing literature by analyzing what the editors call the 'five pillars of Islamophobia': the institutions and machinery of the state, the counter-jihad movement, the neoconservative movement, the transnational Zionist movement, and assorted liberal groups, including the pro-war left and the new atheist movement.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction: What Is Islamophobia? 1

1 Islamophobia, Social Movements and the State: For a Movement-centred Approach / Narzanin Massoumi Massoumi, Narzanin, Tom Mills Mills, Tom, David Miller Miller, David 3

Part 2 Islamophobia, Counter-Terrorism and the State

2 Islamophobia as Ideology of US Empire / Arun Kundnani Kundnani, Arun 35

3 Islamophobia and Empire: An Intermestic Approach to the Study of Anti-Muslim Racism / Deepa Kumar Kumar, Deepa 49

4 The UK Counter-terrorism Matrix: Structural Racism and the Case of Mahdi Hashi / Asim Qureshi Qureshi, Asim 74

5 The 'War on Terror' and the Attack on Muslim Civil Society / Shenaz Bunglawala Bunglawala, Shenaz 97

Part 3 Social Movements From Above

6 Mainstreaming Anti-Muslim Prejudice: The Rise of the Islamophobia Industry in American Electoral Politics / Nathan C. Lean Lean, Nathan C. 123

7 Terror Incognito: Black Flags, Plastic Swords and Other Weapons of Mass Disruption in Australia / Scott Poynting Poynting, Scott, Linda Briskman Briskman, Linda 137

8 Islamophobia, Counter-extremism and the Counterjihad Movement / Hilary Aked Aked, Hilary 163

9 The Transatlantic Network: Funding Islamophobia and Israeli Settlements / Sarah Marusek Marusek, Sarah 186

10 The Neoconservative Movement: Think Tanks as Elite Elements of Social Movements from Above / Tom Griffin Griffin, Tom, David Miller Miller, David, Tom Mills Mills, Tom 215

11 Liberal and Left Movements and the Rise of Islamophobia / Narzanin Massoumi Massoumi, Narzanin, Tom Mills Mills, Tom, David Miller Miller, David 234

Part 4 Fighting Back

12 Fighting Back: Challenging the State and Social Movements from Above / Narzanin Massoumi Massoumi, Narzanin, Tom Mills Mills, Tom, David Miller Miller, David 271.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745399584

0745399584

OCLC:

957508045