{"product_id":"contesting-islam-constructing-race-and-sexuality-9781350198715","title":"Contesting Islam Constructing Race and Sexuality","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe current political standoffs of the ''War on Terror'' illustrate that the interaction within and between the so-called Western and Middle Eastern civilizations is constantly in flux. A recurring theme however is how Islam and Muslims signify the ''Enemy'' in the Western socio-cultural imagination and have become the ''Other'' against which the West identifies itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a unique and insightful blend of critical race, feminist and post-colonial theory, Sunera Thobani examines how Islam is foundational to the formation of Western identity at critical points in its history, including  the Crusades, the Reconquista and the colonial period. More specifically, she explores how masculinity and femininity are formed at such pivotal junctures and what role feminism has played in the wars against ''radical'' Islam. Exposing these symbiotic relationships, Thobani explores how the return of ''religion'' is reworking the racial, gender and sexual politics by which Western society defi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA timely and urgently needed analysis of how the West has dehumanised the Other and what it needs to do to rethink and remake itself. * Ziauddin Sardar, author of Desperately Seeking Paradise and Mecca: The Sacred City *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContesting Islam, Constructing Race and Sexuality \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a groundbreaking critique of the relationship between race and religion, revealing a striking parallel between the western logics of imperialism \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eanti-imperialism. Thobani’s critique weaves together a brilliant analysis of gender and sexuality in relation to the various histories and politics and Islam and Muslims. This book will transform the way scholars and activists think about some of the most urgent issues of our times. * Nadine Naber, Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and Global Asian Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA *\u003cbr\u003eIn this rich analysis, Thobani explains how Islam and the Muslims have been immensely central to the making of the West in various historical junctures. The book goes beyond the modern era by covering a longue durée from the middle ages to our contemporary years ... Thobani’s book will be a valuable critical piece for introducing concepts of gender and sexuality to studies of race and religion nexus in relations of West and Islam. * Ethnic and Racial Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One: Introduction   Chapter One:     Thinking Islam, Rethinking the West  Chapter Two:  The   Crisis of Critical Thought    Part Two: The Age of Terror   Chapter Three: The Religion of Race  Chapter Four: The Sex of Religion Chapter Five: Feminism at War Chapter Six: Remaking the West   Conclusion   References\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084835123543,"sku":"9781350198715","price":35.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350198715.jpg?v=1762207305","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contesting-islam-constructing-race-and-sexuality-9781350198715","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}