Steven Salaita: 4 books
Inter/Nationalism
Decolonizing Native America and Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
“The age of transnational humanities has arrived.” According to Steven Salaita, the seemingly disparate fields of Palestinian Studses and American Indian studies have more in common than one may think. In Inter/Nationalism, Salaita argues that American Indian and Indigenous studies must be more central...
Uncivil Rites
Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
When the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign revoked its job offer to Steven Salaita in 2014 the case drew national headlines about academic freedom in the academy.
Thousands of scholars in a variety of disciplines signed petitions pledging to avoid the University of Illinois unless it reversed its decision to rescind Salaita's job offer
The Uncultured Wars
Arabs, Muslims and the Poverty of Liberal Thought New Essays
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
The Uncultured Wars is a powerful indictment of dominant American liberal-left discourse. Through twelve stylish essays Steven Salaita returns again and again to his core themes of anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia and the inadequacy of critical thought amongst the 'chattering classes', showing how...
Anti-Arab Racism in the USA
Where It Comes From and What It Means For Politics Today
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2006
Today is a difficult time to be both Arab and American. Since 9/11 there has been a lot of criticism of America’s involvement in the middle east. Yet there has been little analysis of how America treats citizens of Arab or middle eastern origin within its own borders. *BR**BR*Steven Salaita explores...