The Uncultured Wars by Doctor Steven Salaita - 9781848132351

Name: The Uncultured Wars by Doctor Steven Salaita - 9781848132351
Brand: Steven Salaita

Steven Salaita

The Uncultured WarsArabs, Muslims and the Poverty of Liberal Thought New Essays\nAuthor(s): Doctor Steven Salaita\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Zed Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781848132351, 978-1848132351\nSynopsis\nThe 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.\n\nBy looking at topics as diverse as 'Is Jackass Justifiable?', 'Open Mindedness on Independence Day' and 'Ambition, Terrorism and Empathy', Salaita explores why Arabs are marginalized, and who seeks to benefit from this. He goes on to make the case that Arabs and Muslims urgently need to be included in the conversations that people have about American geopol.