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History and Context | |
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Introduction | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Images of Islam in Europe | |
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Early Contact with Islam | |
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Al-Andalus and Muslim Rule in Europe | |
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The Crusades and the Reconquista | |
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From Polemic to Indifference | |
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The Ottomans | |
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Romanticism and the Enlightenment | |
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Colonialism and Orientalism | |
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Napoleon and "Enlightened" Colonialism | |
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The Characteristics of Orientalism | |
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American Imperialism | |
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The Persistence of Orientalist Myths | |
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Myth One: Islam Is a Monolithic Religion | |
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Myth Two: Islam Is a Uniquely Sexist Religion | |
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Myth Three: The "Muslim Mind" Is Incapable of Reason and Rationality | |
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Myth Four: Islam Is an Inherently Violent Religion | |
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Myth Five: Muslims Are Incapable of Democracy and Self-Rule | |
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Political Islam and US Policy | |
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Allies and Enemies: The United States and Political Islam | |
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Islam and Modernization | |
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Saudi Arabia and the King of Islam | |
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Iran and Afghanistan: Irrational Mullahs and Freedom Fighters Israel's Enemies | |
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Islamists and the Post-Cold War Era | |
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The Separation of Mosque and State | |
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Orientalist Myths | |
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The De Facto Separation of Religion and Politics | |
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Modernization and Secularization | |
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The Failures of Islamic Revivalism | |
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Radical Secular Nationalism | |
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Political Islam: A Historical Analysis | |
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What Is Political Islam? | |
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The Growth of Political Islam | |
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Political Islam: Mixed Fortunes | |
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Political Islam in an Anti-Imperialist Framework | |
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The Foreign Policy Establishment and the "Islamic Threat" | |
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The Neocons | |
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The Israel Connection | |
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Humanitarian Imperialism | |
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September 11 and the Bush Doctrine | |
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Obama and Liberal Imperialism | |
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Islamophobia and Domestic Politics | |
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Legalizing Racism: Muslims and the Attack on Civil Liberties | |
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Terrorizing Arabs and Muslims | |
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Surveillance, Detention, and Deportation | |
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Preemptive Prosecution | |
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The Terrorism Spectacle | |
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Theories of Radicalization | |
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Green Scare: The Making of the Domestic Muslim Enemy | |
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Manufacturing the Green Scare | |
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The "Ground Zero Mosque" Controversy | |
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The Rise of the Islamophobic Network | |
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Islamophobia and the New McCarthyism | |
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The New McCarthyites | |
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"Education" and Media Propaganda | |
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Mainstream and Liberal Enablers | |
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Systemic Racism | |
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Conclusion: Fighting Islamophobia | |
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List of Acronyms | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |