Terrified: How Anti-Muslim Fringe Organizations Became Mainstream by Bail, Chris - 2016-08-02

Princeton University Press, 2016-08-02. paperback. Good. 6x0x9.

Princeton University Press, 2016-08-02. Paperback. Used: Good.

Paperback / softback. New. In July 2010, Terry Jones, the pastor of a small fundamentalist church in Florida, announced plans to burn two hundred Qur'ans on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Though he ended up canceling the stunt in the face of widespread public backlash, his threat sparked violent protests across the Muslim world that left at least twenty people dead. In Terrified, Christopher Bail demonstrates how the beliefs of fanatics like Jones are inspired by a rapidly expanding network of anti-Muslim organizations that exert profound influence on American understanding of Islam. Bail traces how the anti-Muslim narrative of the political fringe has captivated large segments of the American media, government, and general public, validating the views of extremists who argue that the United States is at war with Islam and marginalizing mainstream Muslim-Americans who are uniquely positioned to discredit such claims. Drawing on cultural sociology, social network theory, and social… Read More

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Princeton Univ Pr, 2016. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 248 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches.