Muslim Britain
Subtitle: communities under pressure
By: edited by Tahir Abbas ; foreword by Tariq Modood
Contributors: Abbas, Tahir, 1970-
Publisher: Zed Books; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Muslims -- Great Britain; South Asians -- Great Britain; Muslims -- Great Britain -- Social conditions; South Asians -- Great Britain -- Social conditions; Great Britain -- Ethnic relations
Description: This book is a study of how the events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terror have impacted on the lives of British South Asian Muslims. Issues in relation to religious and ethnic identities, citizenship, Islamophobia, gender and education, radicalism, and media and political representation are explored. Chapters are written by experts in the fields of sociology, social geography, anthropology, theology, and public policy, researching and writing about the positions of British South Asian Muslims, using a range of analytical perspectives and methodological approaches. The book introd.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-255) and index