Xenophobia, the state, and capitalism

Brodkin comments on an article by Matti Bunzl entitled Between anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Some thoughts on the new Europe. Brodkin adds another point about why racist xenophobic panics resonate as broadly as they do in today's world--namely, that capitalism's (and state) organization...

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Published in:American ethnologist 2005-11, Vol.32 (4), p.519-520
Main Author: Brodkin, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antisemitism
Capitalism
Commentaries
Ethnology
Europe
European Union
Immigration
Islamophobia
Jewish peoples
Migration
Muslims
Nationalism
Political discourse
Racial segregation
Racism
Segregation
Social exclusion
Violent crimes
Xenophobia
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Summary:Brodkin comments on an article by Matti Bunzl entitled Between anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Some thoughts on the new Europe. Brodkin adds another point about why racist xenophobic panics resonate as broadly as they do in today's world--namely, that capitalism's (and state) organization of work and social space created foundations on which states erect or reconfigure particular ethnocentrisms into xenophobias and organized violence.
ISSN:0094-0496
1548-1425
DOI:10.1525/ae.2005.32.4.519