Casting out
Subtitle: the eviction of Muslims from western law and politics
By: Sherene H. Razack.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780802093110; 9780802094971
Subjects: Muslims -- Western countries; Muslim women -- Western countries; Race discrimination -- Western countries; Islam and world politics; Musulmanes -- Occident; Discrimination raciale -- Occident; Politique mondiale -- Aspect religieux -- Islam
Description: "Three stereotypical figures have come to represent the 'war on terror' - the 'dangerous' Muslim man, the 'imperilled' Muslim woman, and the 'civilized' European. Casting Out explores the use of these characterizations in the creation of the myth of the family of democratic Western nations obliged to use political, military, and legal force to defend itself against a menacing third world population. It argues that this myth is promoted to justify the expulsion of Muslims from the political community, a process that takes the form of stigmatization, surveillance, incarceration, torture, and bombing. In this timely and controversial work, Sherene H. Razack looks at contemporary legal and social responses to Muslims in the West and places them in historical context." "Combining rich theoretical perspectives and extensive research, Casting Out makes a major contribution to contemporary debates on race and the 'war on terror' and their implications in areas such as law, politics, cultural studies, feminist and gender studies, and race relations."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-223) and index.