Scapegoating Islam
Subtitle: intolerance, security, and the American Muslim
By: Jeffrey L. Thomas
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781440830990; 9781440831003
Subjects: National security; Islamophobia; Ethnic relations; Muslims; Foreign relations; Terrorism; Prevention; Hate crimes
Description: Resource added for the Psychology (includes Sociology) 108091 courses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ( pages 235-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: America's evolving perspectives on Islam: from threat abroad to challenge at home; title: 9/11 and the new Homeland Security paradigm; title: Homeland Security and the Muslim experience at the state and local levels; title: Climate of fear; title: Hate crimes and anti-Muslim violence; title: Muslim Americans and the Homeland Security enterprise; title: Aligning security and civil rights; title: Timeline of major policies and government actions affecting Muslims in America.