The Fear of Islam
An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West
$49.03
- Paperback
362 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2015
Summary
American and European societies have struggled with the recurrent problem of Islamophobia, which continues to surface in waves of controversial legislative proposals, public anger over the construction of religious edifices, and outbreaks of violence. The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine contributes fuel to the aggressive debate in Western societies and creates the need for measured discussion about religion, fear, prejudice, otherness, and residual colonialist attitudes. The Fea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781451465495 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1451465491 |
| Author: | Todd H. Green |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Imprint: | Fortress Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 362 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Islamophobia is a new name but a very old type of racism. Todd Green traces its roots and its rational and ideological objectives. This is a critical and timely contribution, as it shows the complex historical route used in the West to construct ‘the Other,’ ‘the Muslim,’ a production of fear that ends up being a great danger for the West itself. Combating Islamophobia starts with analyzing and understanding its origin: this is what the reader will find in this great book, very well documented.” Tariq Ramadan University of Oxford, St. Anthony’s College
About The Author
Todd H. Green
Todd H. Green is associate professor of religion at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He is the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on the topics of Islamophobia and secularization in the West, along with the book Responding to Secularization: The Deaconess Movement in Nineteenth-Century Sweden (2011). Green is also the editor of Islam, Immigration, and Identity (2014).
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