Dangerous Brown Men Exploiting Sex, Violence and Feminism in the 'War on Terror'

Name: Dangerous Brown Men Exploiting Sex, Violence and Feminism in the 'War on Terror'
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ISBN: 9781842778791

ISBN-10: 184277879X

ISBN-13: 9781842778791

Edition: 2008

Authors: Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya

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In this book, Gargi Bhattacharyya examines the way in which western imperial violence associates itself with the rhetoric of rights and democracy--a project of bombing for freedom that calls into question the validity of western conceptions of democracy, rights and feminism. Such rhetoric has accompanied actions that go beyond simply protecting western interests or securing access to scarce resources. The articulations of racism that appear with the war on terror are animated by fears and sexual fantasies inexplicable by rational interest alone. Understanding this highly sexualized racism reveals the intense contradictions of imperial relations and the attempts to normalize violent…

Book details

List price: $40.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Zed Books, Limited
Publication date: 7/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.60" wide x 8.49" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction: Dangerous Brown Men?



The Misuse of Feminism in Foreign Policy



Bodies, Fears and Rights



State Racism and Muslim Men as a Racialised Threat



Sexuality in Torture


Conclusion: The Spectacle of Violence


References


Index