The Muslim Question in Europe: Political Controversies and Public Philosophies

by Peter O'Brien

Book Overview

An estimated twenty million Muslims now reside in Europe, mostly as a result of large-scale postwar immigration. In The Muslim Question in Europe, Peter O'Brien challenges the popular notion that the hostilities concerning immigration-which continues to provoke debates about citizenship, headscarves, secularism, and terrorism-are a clash between "Islam and the West." Rather, he explains, the vehement controversies surrounding European Muslims...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439912777
• ISBN13: 9781439912775
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"