Title Bin Laden in the suburbs : criminalising the Arab other / Scott Poynting ... [and others]

Published Sydney : Institute of Criminology, 2004

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Description xii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm regular print Series Sydney Institute of Criminology monograph series ; no. 18 Institute of Criminology monograph series ; no. 18 Contents 1. The Arab other -- 2. Àcts of war' : engaging the terrorists -- 3. The lost boys : caught between cultures or resisting racism? -- 4. Ỳou deserve it because you are Australian' : the moral panic over èthnic gang rape' -- 5. Dog-whistle politics -- 6. Òur shame' : ethnic commuity leadership and self-criminalisation --7. P̀aranoia in the lucky country' : the fear of everything, everywhere -- Conclusion Summary Argues that we are witnessing the emergence of the 'Arab Other' as the pre-emininent 'folk devil' of our time. This Arab Other functions in the national imaginary to prop up the project for national belonging. It has little to do with the lived experiences of Arab or Muslim Australians and everything to do with a host of anxieties Analysis Arabs Attitudes Fear Lebanese Australians Muslims Ethnic relations Social conditions Crime Cultural conflict Ethics Media coverage Multiculturalism Rape Sydney Terrorism Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 267-311 Subject Civil rights -- Australia. Fear of crime -- Australia. Islamophobia -- Australia. Minorities -- Press coverage -- Australia. Arabs -- Australia -- Public opinion. Muslims -- Australia -- Public opinion. Discrimination -- Australia. Multiculturalism -- Australia. Author Poynting, Scott. University of Sydney. Institute of Criminology. LC no. 2005434791 ISBN 0975196707 :

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