Behind the backlash : Muslim Americans after 9/11

Select an Action

Title:

Behind the backlash : Muslim Americans after 9/11

Author:

Peek, Lori A.

Personal Author:

Peek, Lori A.

Publication Information:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2011]

Physical Description:

xi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary:

Peek chronicles the exclusion that Muslim American men and women faced before and especially in the aftermath of 9/11. Personal narratives describe the range of discrimination they experienced, the personal and collective impacts of the backlash, and the ways in which Muslims adapted in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.

Language:

English

Contents:

Introduction -- Under attack -- Encountering intolerance -- Backlash -- Repercussions -- Adaptations -- Conclusion.

Subject Term:

Muslims -- United States -- Attitudes.

Muslims -- United States -- Ethnic identity.

Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence.

Public opinion -- United States.

Cultural pluralism -- United States.

Elfter September.