Outsiders at Home

The Politics of American Islamophobia

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

AvNazita Lajevardi,Nazita (Michigan State University) Lajevardi

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Discrimination against Muslim Americans has soared over the last two decades with hostility growing especially acute since 2016 - in no small part due to targeted attacks by policymakers and media. Outsiders at Home offers the first systematic, empirically driven examination of status of Muslim Americans in US democracy, evaluating the topic from a variety of perspectives. To what extent do Muslim Americans face discrimination by legislators, the media, and the general public? What trends do we see over time, and how have conditions shifted? What, if anything, can be done to reverse course? How do Muslim Americans view their position, and what are the psychic and sociopolitical tolls? Answering each of these questions, Nazita Lajevardi shows that the rampant, mostly negative discussion of Muslims in media and national discourse has yielded devastating political and social consequences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-05-28
Mått152 x 228 x 21 mm
Vikt510 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor306
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108749503

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1. A climate of Muslim American hostility; 2. Theoretical framework: the sociopolitical positioning of Muslim Americans; 3. Introducing the 'Muslim American resentment' scale; 4. Muslim American prospects for political incorporation; 5. The news media's portrayals of Muslim Americans; 6. Improving mass attitudes: the media's role in shaping group attitudes and policy preferences; 7. Muslim American representation: outsiders in their own country?; 8. The flipside: Muslim American experiences of discrimination; 9. Conclusion.

'Outsiders at Home is a deep and expansive investigation into the nature of US Islamophobia. At the heart of this book is a wide-ranging, rigorous analysis of an incredible variety of sources that help us to understand public attitudes toward Muslims. At the same time, Lajevardi's book, including her attention to the perceptions of Muslims related to discrimination and hostility, is a poignant reflection on the nature of belonging in the United States.' Janelle Wong, University of Maryland