This book explores the Pakistani diaspora in a transatlantic context, enquiring into the ways in which young first- and second-generation Pakistani Muslim and non-Muslim men resist hegemonic identity narratives and respond to their marginalised conditions. Drawing on rich documentary, ethnographic and interview material gathered in Boston and Dublin, it explores the language of fear and how this fear has given rise to a 'politics of fear' whose aim is to distract and divide communities.
This book explores the Pakistani diaspora in a transatlantic context, enquiring into the ways in which young first- and second-generation Pakistani Muslim and non-Muslim men resist hegemonic identity narratives and respond to their marginalised conditions. Drawing on rich documentary, ethnographic and interview material gathered in Boston and Dublin, it explores the language of fear and how this fear has given rise to a 'politics of fear' whose aim is to distract and divide communities.
Craig Considine is a Catholic American of Irish and Italian descent. As a sociologist he focuses on Islam, religious pluralism, Muslim Americans, Islamophobia, Christian-Muslim relations, the life of the Prophet Muhammad, race and ethnic relations, and the intersection of religion and nationalism. Craig is currently a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He holds a Ph.D. from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Craig was born and bred in Needham, Massachusetts, and has lived in Washington, DC, and London, England.
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Foreword Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Pakistanis 'Here' and Pakistanis 'There' Chapter 2. Theorising Pakphobia Chapter 3. 'Terrorism' and the 'Immigration Problem' Chapter 4. Cross-Cultural Navigators and desh pardesh Chapter 5. The 'Good Muslim'/'Bad Muslim' Dichotomy Chapter 6. New Pakistani Ethnicities Chapter 7. Why Civic Values and Pluralism Matter Chapter 8. Dousing Pakphobia Glossary Appendix 1: Interviewees Appendix 2: Semi-structured Interview Guide Appendix 3: Streams of Islam
