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    What is Islamophobia?: Racism, Social Movements and the State

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    ISBN: 9780745399577
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    AuthorMassoumi, Narzanin
    Pub Date05/06/2017
    BindingPaperback
    Pages304
    Publisher: PLUTO PRESS
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    Discusses the endemic nature of Islamophobia in the West across various sections of society, both left and right.

    As racist undercurrents in many western societies become manifestly entrenched, the prevalence of Islamophobia - and the need to understand what perpetuates it - has never been greater. Critiquing the arguments found in notionally left accounts and addressing the limitations of existing responses, What is Islamophobia? demonstrates that Islamophobia is not simply a product of abstract, or discursive, ideological processes, but of concrete social, political and cultural actions undertaken in the pursuit of certain interests. The book centres on what the editors refer to as the 'five pillars of Islamophobia': the institutions and machinery of the state; the far right, incorporating the counterjihad movement; the neoconservative movement; the transnational Zionist movement; and assorted liberal groupings including the pro-war left, and the new atheist movement. The book concludes with reflections on existing strategies for tackling Islamophobia, considering what their distinctive approaches mean for fighting back.