A Global Racial Enemy (Paperback)

Saher Selod

ISBN 10: 1509540202 / ISBN 13: 9781509540204

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oxford, 2023

About this Item

Paperback. Prejudice against Muslims has a long and complex history. 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, much of the conversation has missed the key features of this increasingly insidious phenomenon.This original 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. They uncover how a range of counterterrorism policies, from hyper-surveillance to racialized policing, and the ensuing representation of Islam, have taken a decisive role in shaping social life for Muslims and have worked across borders to justify and institutionalize an acceptable, state-sponsored face of racism.Ultimately, A Global Racial Enemy argues that anti-Muslim animus is a symptom of a global and powerful form of twenty-first-century racism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9781509540204

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Global Racial Enemy (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509540202
• ISBN 13: 9781509540204
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Prejudice against Muslims has a long and complex history. 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, much of the conversation has missed the key features of this increasingly insidious phenomenon.

This original 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. They uncover how a range of counterterrorism policies, from hyper-surveillance to racialized policing, and the ensuing representation of Islam, have taken a decisive role in shaping social life for Muslims and have worked across borders to justify and institutionalize an acceptable, state-sponsored face of racism.

Ultimately, A Global Racial Enemy argues that anti-Muslim animus is a symptom of a global and powerful form of twenty-first-century racism.

About the Author

Saher Selod is Associate Professor of Sociology at Simmons University.
Inaash Islam is Assistant Professor of Sociology at St Michael’s College.
Steven Garner is Associate Professor of Sociology at Swansea University, UK.