Routledge International Handbook of Islamophobia

<p>Islamophobic hate crimes have increased significantly following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 7/7. More recently the rhetoric surrounding Trump’s election and presidency Brexit the rise of far-right groups and ISIS-inspired terrorist attacks worldwide have promoted a climate where Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments have become ‘legitimised’.</p><p></p><p><i>The Routledge International Handbook of Islamophobia </i>provides a comprehensive single-volume collection of key readings in Islamophobia. Consisting of 32 chapters accessibly written by scholars policy makers and practitioners it seeks to examine the nature extent implications of and responses to Islamophobic hate crime both nationally and internationally.</p><p></p><p>This volume will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as Criminology Victimology Sociology Social Policy Religious Studies Law and related Social Sciences subjects. It will also appeal to scholars policy makers and practitioners working in and around the areas of Islamophobic hate crimes.</p>