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The miseducation of the West [[electronic resource] ] : how schools and the media distort our understanding of the Islamic world / / edited by Joe L. Kincheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-40886-0 |
9786612408861 |
0-313-05775-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Collana |
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Reverberations : cultural studies and education |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KincheloeJoe L |
SteinbergShirley R. <1952-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International education - United States |
Multicultural education - United States |
Islam - Public opinion |
Public opinion - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-198) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 September 11, Terror War, and Blowback; 3 Loving Muslim Women with a Vengeance: The West, Women, and Fundamentalism; 4 Iran and American Miseducation: Cover-Ups, Distortions, and Omissions; 5 Consequences of Perceived Ethnic Identities; 6 The United States and Israel: Double Standards, Favoritism, and Unconditional Support; 7 The Great European Denial: The Misrepresentation of the Moors in Western Education; 8 Schooled to Order: Education and the Making of Modern Egypt |
9 The New Bogeyman under the Bed: Image Formation of Islam in the Western School Curriculum and Media10 Desert Minstrels: Hollywood's Curriculum of Arabs and Muslims; Notes; Index; About the Editors and the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Miseducation of the West examines the ways in which educational institutions such as media and schools have shaped Western views of Islam. The nature of these messages tells readers as much, if not more, |
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