 | Islamophobic Hate Crime: A Student Textbook Subjects: Health and Social Care; Humanities; Law; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Criminology - Law; Gender Studies - Soc Sci; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Social Work and Social Policy; Religion; Media & Film Studies; Political Behavior and Participation; Anthropology - Soc Sci; Sociology & Social Policy; Ethnicity and Culture; Islam - Religion; Crime and Society; Racial & Ethnic Politics; Ethnicity; Religion; Gender Studies; Race & Ethnic Studies; Sociology of Religion; Criminal Justice; Cybercrime; Violent Crime; Victims and Victimology; Crime and Crime Prevention; Religion in Context; Media & Communications; Forms of Crime; Punishment and Penalty; In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in anti-Muslim attacks. What is driving the proliferation of these hate crimes? Why are Muslims being demonised? Building on current research and drawing upon real-life examples and case studies, this book provides an accessible introduction to Islamophobia and Islamophobic hate crimes along with the various responses to this form of victimisation. Chapters cover a range of topics including: * Definitions of hate crime and Islamophobia * Islamophobic hate crime online * Gender and Islamophobia * Media representations of Islamophobia * Institutional Islamophobia As one of the first student resources dedicated to the subject of Islamophobia, this book will be instructive and important reading for those engaged in a range of topics in criminology, including hate crime, victimology and victimisation, crime and media, and gender and crime. Imran Awan is a Professor in Criminology and Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University, UK. Irene Zempi is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. |
