Islamophobia in France : the construction of the "Muslim problem" / Abdellali Hajjat and Marwan Mohammed ; translated by Steve Garner.
| Author/creator | Hajjat, Abdellali author. |
| Other author | Mohammed, Marwan author. |
| Other author | Garner, Steve, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2023] |
| Description | 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Islamophobie, comment les élites françaises fabriquent le problème musulman. English |
| Series | Sociology of race and ethnicity Sociology of race and ethnicity. ^A1451266 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Part I. Realities of Islamophobia: 1. Islamophobia as a Social Ordeal -- 2. Measuring Islamophobia -- 3. From Negative Opinions to Discriminatory Acts -- Part II. A History of the Concept of Islamophobia: 4. From Anti-Orientalism to the Runnymede Trust -- 5. Academic Research -- Part III. The Construction of the "Muslim Problem": 6. The Postcolonial Immigration "Problem" -- 7. (Lack of ) Knowledge about Islam -- 8. The Islamophobic Political Cause -- 9. Legal Discrimination by a Capillary-Like Process -- 10. The Depoliticization of Violence and the Politics of Compensation -- Part IV. Compiling an "Anti-Muslim Archive": 11. Construction and Circulations of European Representations of Islam and Muslims -- 12. Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia -- Part V. Islamophobia: Denial versus Recognition: 13. The Denial of Islamophobia -- 14. The Struggle for the Recognition of Islamophobia -- 15. Lawyers in the Fight against Islamophobia -- Conclusion. Against Islamophobic Hegemony -- Notes -- Index. |
| Abstract | "In 2004 France banned Muslim women from wearing veils in school. In 2010 France passed legislation that banned the wearing of clothing in public that covered the face, mainly to target women who wore burqas. President Emmanuel Macron has stated that the hijab is not in accordance with French ideals. Islamophobia in France takes many forms, both explicit and implicit, and often appears to be sanctioned by the governing bodies themselves. These cultural biases reveal how the Muslim population acts as a scapegoat for the problematic status of immigrants in France more generally. Islamophobia in France is an English translation of Abdellali Hajjat and Marwan Mohammed's Islamophobie: Comment les elites franc'aises fabriquent le "probleme musulman." In this groundbreaking book, Hajjat and Mohammed argue that Islamophobia in France is not the result of individual prejudice or supposed Muslim cultural or racial deficiencies but rather arose out of structures of power and control already in place in France. Hajjat and Mohammed analyze how French elites deploy Islamophobia as a state technology for contesting and controlling the presence of specific groups of postcolonial immigrants and their descendants in contemporary France. With a new introduction for U.S. readers, the authors unpack the data on Islamophobia in France and offer a portrait of how it functions in contemporary society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780820363264 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022034821 |
| ISBN | 9780820363240 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0820363243 |
| ISBN | 9780820363257 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0820363251 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DC34.5 .M87 H34613 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |