{"product_id":"islamophobia-in-france-the-construction-of-the-muslim-problem-9780820363257","title":"Islamophobia in France: The Construction of the Muslim Problem","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2004 France banned Muslim women from wearing veils in school. In 2010 France passed legislation that banned the wearing of clothing in public that covered the face, mainly to target women who wore burqas. President Emmanuel Macron has stated that the hijab is not in accordance with French ideals. Islamophobia\u003cbr\u003ein France takes many forms, both explicit and implicit, and often appears to be sanctioned by the governing bodies themselves. These cultural biases reveal how the Muslim population acts as a scapegoat for the problematic status of immigrants in France more generally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslamophobia in France\u003c\/i\u003e is an English translation of Abdellali Hajjat and Marwan Mohammed's\u003ci\u003e Islamophobie: Comment les e lites franc, aises fabriquent le \"proble me musulman.\"\u003c\/i\u003e In this groundbreaking book, Hajjat and Mohammed argue that Islamophobia in France is not the result of individual prejudice or supposed Muslim cultural or racial deficiencies but rather arose out of structures of power and control already in place in France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHajjat and Mohammed analyze how French elites deploy Islamophobia as a state technology for contesting and controlling the presence of specific groups of postcolonial immigrants and their descendants in contemporary France. With a new introduction for U.S. readers, the authors unpack the data on Islamophobia in France and offer a portrait of how it functions in contemporary society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbdellali Hajjat (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ABDELLALI HAJJAT is associate professor of sociology at the Université libre de Bruxelles. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wretched of France: The 1983 March for Equality and against Racism\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarwan Mohammed (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MARWAN MOHAMMED is research fellow at CNRS in France and teaches sociology at Science Po Paris. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLa formation des bandes: Entre la famille, l'école et la rue\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50486519496978,"sku":"9780820363257","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86dcdbe2-bd62-4aef-a0de-705d0598b2ad.jpg?v=1730428812","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/islamophobia-in-france-the-construction-of-the-muslim-problem-9780820363257","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}