Islamophobia, culture and race in the age of empire

Cultural Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-275

  Semati, Mehdi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Brown; Culture; Difference; Differentialist racism; Islamophobia; Muslim identity; Race; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649227365     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: 14664348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380903541696     Document Type: Article

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