Peter Gottschalk: 2 books
American Heretics
Catholics, Jews, Muslims, and the History of Religious Intolerance
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
In the middle of the nineteenth century a group of political activists in New York City joined together to challenge a religious group they believed were hostile to the American values of liberty and freedom. Called the Know Nothings, they started riots during elections, tarred and feathered their...
Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment
Picturing the Enemy
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2018
In the minds of many Americans, Islam is synonymous with the Middle East, Muslim men with violence, and Muslim women with oppression. A clash of civilizations appears to be increasingly manifest and the war on terror seems a struggle against Islam. These are all symptoms of Islamophobia. Meanwhile,...