Behind the backlash : Muslim Americans after 9/11 / Lori Peek.
By: Peek, Lori A
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TextPublisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xi, 214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781592139828 (cloth : alk. paper); 9781592139835 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781592139842 (e-book).Subject(s): Muslims -- United States -- Attitudes | Muslims -- United States -- Ethnic identity | Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions | September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence | Public opinion -- United States | Cultural pluralism -- United States | United States -- Ethnic relationsDDC classification: 305.6/97073 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 305.6 P344 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003716529 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Under attack -- Encountering intolerance -- Backlash -- Repercussions -- Adaptations -- Conclusion.
Peek chronicles the exclusion that Muslim American men and women faced before and especially in the aftermath of 9/11. Personal narratives describe the range of discrimination they experienced, the personal and collective impacts of the backlash, and the ways in which Muslims adapted in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.
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