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Terrifying Muslims: Race and Labor in the South Asian Diaspora
Junaid Rana
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Description for Terrifying Muslims: Race and Labor in the South Asian Diaspora
Paperback. Ethnographic research in Pakistan, the Middle East, and the United States helps to explain how transnational working classes from Pakistan are produced in the context of American empire and its War on Terror. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Terrifying Muslims highlights how transnational working classes from Pakistan are produced, constructed, and represented in the context of American empire and the recent global War on Terror. Drawing on ethnographic research that compares Pakistan, the Middle East, and the United States before and after 9/11, Junaid Rana combines cultural and material analyses to chronicle the worldviews of Pakistani labor migrants as they become part of a larger global racial system. At the same time, he explains how these migrants’ mobility and opportunities are limited by colonial, postcolonial, and new imperial structures of control and domination. He argues that the contemporary ... Read more
Terrifying Muslims highlights how transnational working classes from Pakistan are produced, constructed, and represented in the context of American empire and the recent global War on Terror. Drawing on ethnographic research that compares Pakistan, the Middle East, and the United States before and after 9/11, Junaid Rana combines cultural and material analyses to chronicle the worldviews of Pakistani labor migrants as they become part of a larger global racial system. At the same time, he explains how these migrants’ mobility and opportunities are limited by colonial, postcolonial, and new imperial structures of control and domination. He argues that the contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822349112
SKU
V9780822349112
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About Junaid Rana
Junaid Rana is Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Reviews for Terrifying Muslims: Race and Labor in the South Asian Diaspora
“Terrifying Muslims will be of great interest for those interested in a better understanding of the cultural and historical roots of the Pakistani diaspora. It will also appeal to those seeking to explore potential intersections between the fields of critical race studies and anthropology.” - Roberto J. González, Journal of Anthropological Research “Terrifying Muslims is a timely and necessary project, ... Read more