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"Karin Gwinn Wilkins interviews focus groups composed of a diverse cross-section of Americans and analyzes their interpretations of action-adventure film villains of Middle Eastern descent. Wilkins addresses the neglected empirical link between documented media stereotypes of Arab communities a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilkins, Karin Gwinn , 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books , c2009
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Fearing the "other" in the name of security
  • 3. Mapping land and fear in global space
  • 4. Conquering evil in defense of home
  • 5. Re-visioning Arab communities in U.S. popular culture