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“nathan lean”

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  • The Islamophobia Industry

    How the Right Manufactures Hatred of Muslims

    by Nathan Lean ...
    This is a disturbing account of the campaign to promote fear and hatred of Muslims in the United States and Europe, from the 'War on Terror' to Trump's travel ban.Nathan Lean takes us through a world of conservative bloggers, right-wing talk show hosts, evangelical religious leaders and politicians, united in their efforts to demonise Muslims as the new enemy of Western civilization. Lean uncovers ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Islam and the West

    Critical Skills for Students

    by Nathan Lean ...
    As the world’s second-largest faith and by some accounts the most fast-growing, Islam is often at the forefront of intense public conversation in debates about politics, international relations, globalization, modern society and culture.From the rise of ISIS and revolutions in North Africa and Middle East to more tempered discussions about what it means to be a Muslim in the West and foreign ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • Scapegoats

    How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms

    by Arsalan Iftikhar, Reza Aslan ...
    When a murderous psychopath goes on a killing spree, law enforcement officials and the media never make his religion the central issue-unless he happens to be a Muslim. Then it sets off another frenzied wave of commentary about the inherent evils that lurk within the Muslim faith. From Fox News talking heads, who regularly smear Muslim leaders as secret terrorists, to Bill Maher, who has made ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Taliban

    The Power of Militant Islam in Afghanistan and Beyond

    by Ahmed Rashid ...
    This New York Times best seller remains the most informative and objective account of the Taliban availableThis modern classic brings the shadowy world of the Taliban and its impact on Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Central Asia into sharp focus. Ahmed Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban’s rise to power, the effects of changing American attitudes toward it, and the new faces ... Read more

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  • Chronicles of a Liquid Society

    by Umberto Eco ...
    The acclaimed author examines our contemporary world—from technology to politics and pop culture—in this collection of essays written for L'Espresso.Umberto Eco was an international cultural superstar. In this, his last collection, the celebrated essayist and novelist observes the changing world around him with irrepressible curiosity and philosophical insight. He illuminates the contemporary ... Read more

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  • The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State

    by Noah Feldman ...
    "[A] concise and thoughtful history of the evolution of the Islamic legal system from the time of the first caliphs to our own" from the bestselling author ( U.S. News & World Report).One of Economist's Best Books of the YearWinner of the PROSE Award in Government and Politics, Association of American PublishersIn this incisive book, Harvard law professor Noah Feldman tells the story behind the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Is God a Racist?

    The Right Wing in Canada

    by Stanley Barrett ...
    Series series Heritage
    ‘God is a racist’—so goes a statement published in the literature of the Western Guard, a white-supremacist, anti-semitic group in Toronto. It is one of a number of racist organizations that have sprung up in Canada since the Second World War. Stanley Barrett points out in this disquieting study that although many of the principles of such organizations are offensive to the vast majority of ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Palestine in Israeli School Books

    Ideology and Propaganda in Education

    by Nurit Peled-Elhanan ...
    Each year, Israel's young men and women are drafted into compulsory military service and are required to engage directly in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict is by its nature intensely complex and is played out under the full glare of international security. So, how does Israel's education system prepare its young people for this? How is Palestine, and the Palestinians against whom ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Extreme Gone Mainstream

    Commercialization and Far Right Youth Culture in Germany

    by Cynthia Miller-Idriss ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
    How extremism is going mainstream in Germany through clothing brands laced with racist and nationalist symbolsThe past decade has witnessed a steady increase in far right politics, social movements, and extremist violence in Europe. Scholars and policymakers have struggled to understand the causes and dynamics that have made the far right so appealing to so many people—in other words, that have ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Understanding Islamic Fundamentalism

    The Theological and Ideological Basis of al-Qa'ida's Political Tactics

    by Sayed Khatab ...
    Beginning with an examination of medieval Islamic fundamentalist movements such as Kharjism, Ibadism, Hanbalism, and Wahhabism, Sayed Khatab looks at the similarities and differences between them and present organizations such as al-Qa*'ida. It may be surprising that many of the radical narratives embraced by modern groups have not emerged recently. Identifying these roots can lead to a better ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On British Islam

    Religion, Law, and Everyday Practice in Shariʿa Councils

    by John R. Bowen ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
    On British Islam examines the history and everyday workings of Islamic institutions in Britain, with a focus on shariʿa councils. These councils concern themselves with religious matters, especially divorce. They have a higher profile in Britain than in other Western nations. Why? Taking a historical and ethnographic look at British Islam, John Bowen examines how Muslims have created distinctive ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • Muslim Identity in a Turbulent Age

    Islamic Extremism and Western Islamophobia

    by Rebecca Catto, Imran Awan, Jamal Al-Shalabi, Moh’d Khair Eiedat, Christine Seeberg, Steve Rose, Kristin Shamas, Faith Matters ...
    How can Islam be understood in the context of internal struggles for unity and identity, a rise in anti-Muslim hate crime and continued media portrayals of violence, extremism, warfare and oppression? Looking at Islam as a faith, a whole system with political dimensions and through the lens of Western media, this book sets out to clarify the nature of true Islam and the true nature of Islam.With ... Read more

    $22.09 USD