Islam, race, and pluralism in the Pakistani diaspora
Considine, Craig
creator
text
xxu
New York, NY
Routledge
c2018
monographic
eng
xiv, 203 p. ; 25 cm.
"This book explores the Pakistani diaspora in a transatlantic context, enquiring into the ways in which young first- and second-generation Pakistani Muslim and non-Muslim men resist hegemonic identity narratives and respond to their marginalised conditions. Drawing on rich documentary, ethnographic and interview material gathered in Boston and Dublin, Islam, Race, and Pluralism in the Pakistani Diaspora introduces the term ‘Pakphobia’, a dividing line that is set up to define the places that are safe and to distinguish ‘us’ and ‘them’ in a Pakistani diasporic context. With a multiple case study design, which accounts for the heterogeneity of Pakistani populations, the author explores the language of fear and how this fear has given rise to a ‘politics of fear’ whose aim is to distract and divide communities. A rich, cross-national study of one of the largest minority groups in the US and Western Europe, this book will appeal to sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and geographers with interests in race and ethnicity, migration and diasporic communities."--Provided by publisher.
Pakistanis "here" and Pakistanis "there" -- Theorising Pakphobia -- "Terrorism" and the "immigration problem" -- Cross-cultural navigators and Desh Pardesh -- The "good Muslim"/"bad Muslim" dichotomy -- New Pakistani ethnicities -- Why civic values and pluralism matter -- Dousing Pakphobia.
Craig Considine
Pakistani diaspora
Pakistanis
Muslims
Non-Islamic countries
Islamophobia
909.04914122 CO IS
9781138207226
9781315462776
2016057299
UOWD
170809
19546538