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Welch, Michael, Ph. D.

Scapegoats of September 11th hate crimes & state crimes in the war on terror / [electronic resource] : Michael Welch. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006. - x, 222 p. - Critical issues in crime and society . - Critical issues in crime and society. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-218) and index.

Talking about terror -- Seeking a safer society -- Scapegoating and social insecurity -- Crusading against terror -- Hate crimes as backlash violence -- Profiling and detention in post-9/11 America -- State crimes in the war on terror -- Claiming effectiveness -- Assaulting civil liberties -- Culture of denial.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Moral and ethical aspects.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
Hate crimes--United States.
Arab Americans--Crimes against--United States.
Islamophobia--United States.
Prejudices--United States.
Civil rights--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV6431 / .W444 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 973.931