TY - BOOK ID - 78141805 TI - Scapegoats of September 11th : hate crimes and state crimes in the War on Terror PY - 2006 SN - 1281151343 9786611151348 0813541395 9780813541396 6611151346 0813538955 9780813538952 0813538963 9780813538969 9781281151346 0813538955 9780813538952 PB - New Brunswick London Rutgers University Press DB - UniCat KW - Civil rights KW - Prejudices KW - Islamophobia KW - Arab Americans KW - State crimes KW - Hate crimes KW - September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 KW - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 KW - Crimes committed by states KW - State-sponsored crimes KW - Crime KW - Anti-Islam prejudice KW - Anti-Islamism KW - Anti-Muslim prejudice KW - Anti-Muslimism KW - Discrimination against Muslims KW - Ethnic relations KW - Arabs KW - Ethnology KW - Crimes against KW - Influence. KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - United States KW - Race relations. KW - Race question KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001 KW - Influence KW - Préjugés KW - Race relations UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78141805 AB - From its largest cities to deep within its heartland, from its heavily trafficked airways to its meandering country byways, America has become a nation racked by anxiety about terrorism and national security. In response to the fears prompted by the tragedy of September 11th, the country has changed in countless ways. Airline security has tightened, mail service is closely examined, and restrictions on civil liberties are more readily imposed by the government and accepted by a wary public. The altered American landscape, however, includes more than security measures and ID cards. The country's desperate quest for security is visible in many less obvious, yet more insidious ways. In Scapegoats of September 11th, criminologist Michael Welch argues that the "war on terror" is a political charade that delivers illusory comfort, stokes fear, and produces scapegoats used as emotional relief. Regrettably, much of the outrage that resulted from 9/11 has been targeted at those not involved in the attacks on the Pentagon or the Twin Towers. As this book explains, those people have become the scapegoats of September 11th. Welch takes on the uneasy task of sorting out the various manifestations of displaced aggression, most notably the hate crimes and state crimes that have become embarrassing hallmarks both at home and abroad. Drawing on topics such as ethnic profiling, the Abu Ghraib scandal, Guantanamo Bay, and the controversial Patriot Act, Welch looks at the significance of knowledge, language, and emotion in a post-9/11 world. In the face of popular and political cheerleading in the war on terror, this book presents a careful and sober assessment, reminding us that sound counterterrorism policies must rise above, rather than participate in, the propagation of bigotry and victimization. ER -