Understanding Islam and the West - Critical Skills for Students

Introduces students to a new framework for understating the relationship between Islam and "the West", with an accessible introduction, three comprehensive and easy-to-follow parts, definitions of key terms, chronology, discussion points, and further reading.

List of contents

Chronology / Introduction: A Clash of Civilizations or a Clash of Representations? / Part I: Identity Politics / 1. Reversing Rhetorical Foundations / 2. From Prose to Policy: A Discourse of Dualism / 3. Foreign Enemies, Domestic Threats, and the Media / Part II: Religion, Language and Society / 4. The Misappropriation of Arabic Words / 5. The Soft Prejudice of "Western" Expectations / Part III: A Clash of Representations / 6. The New "ism" Enemy: Islamism / 7. The Illogical Search for "Moderate Muslims" / 8. Understanding "the West" as an Ideological Enemy / Conclusion / Glossary / Bibliography / Index

About the author

Nathan Lean is a writer and scholar of religion, Islamophobia, and Muslim-Christian relations. His work has been featured widely in academic and popular outlets, including in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New Republic, and CNN, among others. He has also appeared as a commentator on television and radio. He is the author of The Islamophobia Industry (Pluto Press), a Highly Recommended title by Choice.

Summary

Introduces students to a new framework for understating the relationship between Islam and "the West", with an accessible introduction, three comprehensive and easy-to-follow parts, definitions of key terms, chronology, discussion points, and further reading.

Product details

• Authors: Nathan Lean, Nathan Chapman Lean, Lean Nathan
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781786602091
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-209-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, Islamic Studies, Islamic countries, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Industrialized / Developed Countries, Global North / Industrialized or developed countries