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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798218303321

Titolo

South Asian racialization and belonging after 9/11 : masks of threat / / edited by Aparajita De

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-1253-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Disciplina

305.800973

Soggetti

South Asian Americans - Social conditions - 21st century

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Influence

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Social aspects - United States

United States Race relations History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Remembering Air India Flight 182 in an Age of Terror; Chapter Two: Sexy Sammy and Red Rosie?; Chapter Three: Managing Race, Class, and Gender; Chapter Four: "The City's Changed"; Chapter Five: Between Performativity and Representation; Chapter Six: "Sikhs aren't terrorists, those Arabs are"; Chapter Seven: Terror Narratives; Epilogue; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

How do contemporary cultural and literary texts from the diaspora or from South Asia iterate patterns of racial surveillance and prejudice against South Asians in the United States after 9/11? This collection delves into the underpinnings of American imperialism and identity politics after 9/11.