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Terrified: How Anti-Muslim Fringe Organizations Became Mainstream
Christopher A. Bail
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Description for Terrified: How Anti-Muslim Fringe Organizations Became Mainstream
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSR2; JHB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
390g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691173634
SKU
V9780691173634
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About Christopher A. Bail
Christopher Bail is assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Reviews for Terrified: How Anti-Muslim Fringe Organizations Became Mainstream
Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Religion Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2015 ARNOVA Award for Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Honorable Mention for the 2016 Charles Tilly Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association The book not only ... Read more