Tahir Abbas

Islamic Radicalism and Multicultural Politics

The British Experience

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Produktbeschreibung

The emergence of an Islamic political radicalism in Britain has been one of the most dramatic developments in post-war society. Islamic Radicalism and Multicultural Politics explores the context behind this phenomenon, focusing on post-war immigration and integration, the complex relations that exist between Britain and Islam and the true extent of social and economic inequalities that affect Muslims.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780415572248
• ISBN-10: 041557224X
• Artikelnr.: 37032253

Autorenporträt

Tahir Abbas is a leading social scientist specialising in the area of ethnic relations and Muslim minorities in the West. He is currently Professor of Sociology at Fatih University, Istanbul.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. From the Historical to the Contemporary 2. Islamic Political
Radicalism: Origins and Destinations 3. Post-war Immigration: Ethnicity,
Identity and Spatiality 4. The Formation of Muslim Capital: Education,
Employment and Entrepreneurialism 5. Neo-Orientalism and Islamophobia: The
Media and Print News 6. The Political Philosophy of Multiculturalism and
the 'Modern Muslim' 7. Islamist Identity Politics in the Context of
Glocalisation 8. Muslims, Crime, Terror and the Law 9. British Islam
Tomorrow and the Battle Ahead