The resistible rise of Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim racism in the UK and Australia before 11 September 2001

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-86

  Poynting, Scott ^a   Mason, Victoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti Muslim racism; Australia; Britain; Islamophobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846977766     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783307073935     Document Type: Article

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