Controlling the Message Brett Clark Winner of the 2013 Lora

Winner of the 2013 Lora Romero First Book Publication Prize presented by the American Studies Association

This volume argues that the future of American democracy depends on whether Muslim Americans are able to exercise their political rights as citizens and whether they can find acceptance as social equals

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Large-scale violence by formal and informal armed forces intersects with interpersonal and domestic forms of violence in mutually reinforcing ways

Controlling the Message Brett Clark Winner of the 2013 LoraChoice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016 From the presidential race to the battle for the office of New York City mayor, American political candidates approach to new media strategy is increasingly what makes or breaks their campaign. Targeted outreach on Facebook and Twitter, placement of a well timed viral ad, and the ability to roll with the memes, flame wars, and downvotes that might spring from ordinary citizens engagement with the issuesthese