Scapegoats of September 11th: hate crimes & state crimes in the war on terror

Talking about terror -- Seeking a safer society -- Scapegoating and social insecurity -- Crusading against terror -- Hate crimes as backlash violence -- Profiling and detention in post-9/11 America -- State crimes in the war on terror -- Claiming effectiveness -- Assaulting civil liberties -- Cultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Welch, Michael (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ [u.a.] Rutgers University Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Table of contents only
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Keywords:
Arab Americans > Crimes against > United States
Bibliografie
Civil Rights > United States
Hate Crimes > United States
Islamophobia > United States
Prejudices > United States
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence
State crimes > United States
USA > Internationaler Terrorismus > Bekämpfung > Muslim > Vorurteil
USA > Muslim > Vorurteil > Bekämpfung > Internationaler Terrorismus
United States > Race relations
War on Terrorism, 2001- > Moral and ethical aspects
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Moral and ethical aspects
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Summary:Talking about terror -- Seeking a safer society -- Scapegoating and social insecurity -- Crusading against terror -- Hate crimes as backlash violence -- Profiling and detention in post-9/11 America -- State crimes in the war on terror -- Claiming effectiveness -- Assaulting civil liberties -- Culture of denial
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 222 S 24 cm
ISBN:0813538955
0813538963
9780813538952
9780813538969