Casting out : the eviction of Muslims from western law and politics / Sherene H. Razack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Razack, Sherene, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Western countries.

Muslims.

Muslim women--Western countries.

Muslim women.

Race discrimination--Western countries.

Race discrimination.

Islam and world politics.

Western countries.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Three stereotypical figures have come to represent the 'war on terror' - the 'dangerous' Muslim man, the 'imperilled' Muslim woman, and the 'civilized' European. Casting Out explores the use of these characterizations in the creation of the myth of the family of democratic Western nations obliged to use political, military, and legal force to defend itself against a menacing third world population. It argues that this myth is promoted to justify the expulsion of Muslims from the political community, a process that takes the form of stigmatization, surveillance, incarceration, torture, and bombing. In this timely and controversial work, Sherene H. Razack looks at contemporary legal and social responses to Muslims in the West and places them in historical context." "Combining rich theoretical perspectives and extensive research, Casting Out makes a major contribution to contemporary debates on race and the 'war on terror' and their implications in areas such as law, politics, cultural studies, feminist and gender studies, and race relations."--Jacket

Contents:

'Your client has a profile' : race in the security hearing

If it wasn't for the sex and the photos : the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib

Modern women as imperialists : geopolitics, culture clash, and gender after 9/11

Racism in the name of feminism : imperilled Muslim women in Norway

The Muslims are coming : the 'Sharia debate' in Canada.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-9186-7

1-4426-8755-X

OCLC:

608074333