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

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.800973
• Soggetto topico: South Asian Americans - Social conditions - 21st century; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Influence; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Social aspects - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations History 21st century
• Persona (resp. second.): DeAparajita
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: South Asian racialization and belonging after 9
• ISBN: 1-4985-1253-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798218303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II