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The resistible rise of Islamophobia : anti-Muslim racism in the UK and Australia before 9/11. / Poynting, Scott; Mason, Victoria.
In: Journal of Sociology, Vol. 43, No. 1, 03.2007, p. 61-86.

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Poynting, S & Mason, V 2007, 'The resistible rise of Islamophobia : anti-Muslim racism in the UK and Australia before 9/11.', Journal of Sociology, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 61-86. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783307073935

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Poynting, S., & Mason, V. (2007). The resistible rise of Islamophobia : anti-Muslim racism in the UK and Australia before 9/11. Journal of Sociology, 43(1), 61-86. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783307073935

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Poynting S, Mason V. The resistible rise of Islamophobia : anti-Muslim racism in the UK and Australia before 9/11. Journal of Sociology. 2007 Mar;43(1):61-86. doi: 10.1177/1440783307073935

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Poynting, Scott ; Mason, Victoria. / The resistible rise of Islamophobia : anti-Muslim racism in the UK and Australia before 9/11. In: Journal of Sociology. 2007 ; Vol. 43, No. 1. pp. 61-86.

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