Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims from Western Law and Politics

by Sherene H. Razack

Book Overview

Three stereotypical figures have come to represent the 'war on terror' - the 'dangerous' Muslim man, the 'imperilled' Muslim woman, and the 'civilized' European. Casting Out explores the use of these characterizations in the creation of the myth of the family of democratic Western nations obliged to use political, military, and legal force to defend itself against a menacing third world population. It argues that this myth is promoted to justify...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080209497X
• ISBN13: 9780802094971
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.6"