The Uncultured Wars: Arabs, Muslims and the Poverty of Liberal Thought - New Essays

by Steven Salaita

Book Overview

The Uncultured Wars is a powerful indictment of dominant American liberal-left discourse. Through twelve stylish essays Steven Salaita returns again and again to his core themes of anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia and the inadequacy of critical thought amongst the 'chattering classes', showing how racism continues to exist in the places where we would least expect it.

By looking at topics as diverse as 'Is Jackass Justifiable?', 'Open Mindedness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848132352
• ISBN13: 9781848132351
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.6"