Anti-Arab racism in the USA : where it comes from and what it means for politics today / Steven Salaita.

Anti-Arab racism in the USA : where it comes from and what it means for politics today / Steven Salaita.

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A subtle account of anti-Arab racism in today's America and its place in supposedly 'liberal' communities, especially since 9/11.

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Online Access:Electronic book from JSTOR
Main Author: Salaita, Steven, 1975- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2006.
Ã2006
Subjects:
Salaita, Steven, > 1975-
Arab Americans > Social conditions.
Muslims > United States > Social conditions.
Racism > United States.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence.
Race discrimination > United States.
United States > Race relations.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
United States > Foreign relations > Arab countries.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the evolution of white supremacy
  • The perilous world of savages and barbarians
  • Ethnic identity and imperative patriotism: Arab Americans before and after 9/11
  • Observations on a new fifth column: anti-Arab racism in the American university
  • Is Zionism racism?
  • Why God hates me
  • Redressing Abu Ghraib: the racism of denial
  • Conclusion: stories of a different kind.

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