Islamophobia Industry: How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims

Name: Islamophobia Industry: How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims
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ISBN: 9780745332536

ISBN-10: 0745332536

ISBN-13: 9780745332536

Edition: 2012

Authors: Nathan Lean

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The Islamophobia Industry is a disturbing account of the rising tide of Islamophobia sweeping through the United States and Europe.*BR**BR*Nathan Lean takes us through a world of conservative bloggers, right-wing talk show hosts, evangelical religious leaders and politicians, all united in their quest to exhume the ghosts of 9/11 and convince their compatriots that Islam is the enemy. Lean uncovers their scare tactics, reveals their motives and exposes the ideologies that drive their propaganda machine.*BR**BR*Situating Islamophobia within a long history of national and international phobias, The Islamophobia Industry challenges the narrative of fear that has for too long dominated…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 8/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Nathan Lean has written extensively about Islam, American foreign policy, national politics and global affairs. He is co-author of Iran, Israel, and the United States: Regime Security vs. Political Legitimacy (2011) and is a contributing writer at PolicyMic. He is assistant editor of Aslan Media and currently resides in Washington, DC.



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Introduction



Monsters Among Us: A History of Sowing Fear in America



A Web of Deception: Fomenting Hate Online



Media Mayhem: Broadcasting Anti-Muslim Madness



We Come Bearing Crosses: The Christian Right's Battle for Eternity



Of Politics and Prophecy: The Alliance of the Pro-Israel Right



To Washington and Beyond: Islamophobia as Government Policy



Across the Pond: The Deadly Effects of Hate in Europe


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index