{"product_id":"contesting-islam-constructing-race-and-sunera-thobani-9781350148093","title":"Contesting Islam, Constructing Race and Sexuality: The Inordinate Desire of the West","description":"The 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 defines itself, and more specifically, defines itself against Islam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContesting Islam, Constructing Race and Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003eunpacks conventional as well as unconventional orthodoxies to open up new spaces in how we think about sexual and racial identity in the West and the crucial role that Islam has had and continues to have in its development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunera Thobani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350148091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350148093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Sunera Thobani","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302380531967,"sku":"9781350148093","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3cc0fb0-47e8-417a-a0d3-92d6e84a1067.jpg?v=1695161217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contesting-islam-constructing-race-and-sunera-thobani-9781350148093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}