Writing Muslim identity / Geoffrey Nash.

The relationship between Islam andthe West is one of the most urgent and hotly debated issues of our time. Thisbook is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the way in which Muslimsare represented within modern English writing, ranging from the novel, throughmemoir and travel writing to jou...

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Main Author: Nash, Geoffrey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2012.
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Summary:The relationship between Islam andthe West is one of the most urgent and hotly debated issues of our time. Thisbook is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the way in which Muslimsare represented within modern English writing, ranging from the novel, throughmemoir and travel writing to journalism. Covering a wide range of texts andauthors, it scrutinises the identity Muslim by looking at its inscription inrecent and contemporary literary writing within the context of significantevents like the Rushdie Affair and 9/11. Examining the wide range of writinginternationally that takes Isla.
Physical Description:1 online resource (142 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441117298
1441117296
9781472542908
1472542908
9781441158505
1441158502
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.