A global racial enemy : Muslims and 21st-century racism / Saher Selod, Inaash Islam, and Steve Garner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selod, Saher, 1973- author.

Islam, Inaash, author.

Garner, Steve (Translator), author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamophobia.

Racism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Racism.

Physical Description:

viii, 227 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press, 2024.

Summary:

Prejudice against Muslims has a long and complex history, shaped over many centuries. In recent decades, discrimination, violence, and human rights abuses against Muslims have taken a significant turn, with rising reports and discussions of Islamophobia across the globe. However, as the authors of 'A Global Racial Enemy' argue, much of the conversation has missed the key features of this increasingly insidious phenomenon. This book puts race at the center of the analysis, exposing the global racialization of Muslims. With special attention paid to the United States, China, India, and the United Kingdom, the authors examine both the unique national contexts and - crucially - the shared characteristics of anti-Muslim racism.

Contents:

Introduction: Muslim global racialization: 21st-century racism

1 Muslim histories: contextualizing the global war on terror

2 The media and the racialization of Muslims: constructing a global threat

3 The global racialization of Muslims and the rise in nationalism and popularism

4 Global counterterrorism politics: racializing Muslims via surveillance, policing and detention

5 Where do we go from here? possibilities for resistance and future securitization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-210) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781509540204

1509540202

9781509540198

1509540199

OCLC:

1412604270