The rules of forced engagement: Race, gender, and the culture of fear among Arab immigrants in San Francisco post-9/11

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-267

  Naber, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

11 September; Arab Americans; Immigration; Muslim Americans; Racism

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CULTURE; GENDER; IMMIGRANT; LIBERALISM; RACE; RACISM; RELIGION; TERRORISM;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845244777     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374006071614     Document Type: Article

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