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Distress in the CityDistress in the City

Distress in the City

Linden West, John Field

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This book is a case study of one distressed post-industrial city struggling with various discontents, drawn from those who live there. Their stories illuminate how racism, Islamophobia and Islamism take hold, rendering the city emblematic of wider problems across the world today.

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OL Work ID
OL21120265W

Subjects

Cities and towns, europeSociology, urbanRacismMuseums, europeEurope, social conditionsFascism, europeMulticulturalismCities and townsUrban SociologyMuslimsSocial conditionsFascismHistory

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