From Trafficking to Terror Constructing a Global Social Problem |
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Author:
| Mahdavi, Pardis |
Series title: | Framing 21st Century Social Issues Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-64212-5 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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A panic surrounds human trafficking and terrorism. The socially constructed 'war on terror' and 'war on trafficking' are linked through discourses that not only combine the two, but help promote an anti-Muslim sentiment. Using ethnographic data and stories, From Trafficking to Terror presents the need to challenge the trafficking and terror paradigm, and rethink approaches to the large scale challenges these discourses have created. This book is ideal for courses on...
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A panic surrounds human trafficking and terrorism. The socially constructed 'war on terror' and 'war on trafficking' are linked through discourses that not only combine the two, but help promote an anti-Muslim sentiment. Using ethnographic data and stories, From Trafficking to Terror presents the need to challenge the trafficking and terror paradigm, and rethink approaches to the large scale challenges these discourses have created. This book is ideal for courses on gender, labor, migration, human rights and globalization.