Islam, securitization, and US foreign policy / Erdoan A. Shipoli ; foreword by John L. Esposito.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shipoli, Erdoan A., author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

United States--Foreign relations--Islamic countries.

United States.

International relations.

Islamic countries.

Islam--United States.

Islam.

Islam and politics--United States.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

xv, 327 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

This book argues that Islam has been securitized in US foreign policy, especially during the W. Bush administration when it was increasingly portrayed as the ultimate ?other.? This securitization was realized through the association of Islam with unique security threats in speeches of foreign policy and national security. By analyzing the four recent US presidents? discourses on Islam, this work sheds light on how they viewed Islam and addresses the following questions: How do we talk about Islam, its place and relationship within the context of US security? How does the language we use to describe Islam influence the way we imagine it? How is Islam constructed as a security issue?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

3319711105

9783319711102

OCLC:

1006440677