Crusade 2.0

TV: He has been interviewed widely on television and radio, including CNN, MSNBC, al-Jazeera, Democracy Now, and elsewhere. We will approach those outlets again as well as GRIT TV with Laura Flanders, Charlie Rose, MSNBC: Rachel Maddow, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Tavis Smiley, BBC America, and PBS NewsHour. We'll send his itinerary to CSPAN: Book TV. Radio: Democracy Now!, Radio Nation with Laura Flanders, Fresh Air, NPR: All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, Alternative Radio, Pacifica Network stations/shows, Community and NPR affiliate radio stations around the country, Free Speech Radio, New Dimensions, XM: Bob Edwards Show, Tavis Smiley, CBC shows, and more Print: The author has published articles in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Salon, The American Prospect, The Nation, and other publications. He was also an editor at World Policy Journal. We will approach all those venue for interview/review coverage. We will also approach the NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Village Voice, Boston Phoenix, Boston Globe, SF Chronicle, The Nation, The Progressive, Z Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, In These Times, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. We'll send to the trades: PW, Kirkus, Library Journal, and Booklist. Web: Portions of this manuscript have recently appeared on HuffPo and Tom Dispatch. Pursue reviews/interviews on Counterpunch, Common Dreams, Z-net, Tom Dispatch, Huffington Post. We'll actively promote on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads. Author has a personal website: www.johnfeffer.com and is active on Facebook (450+ "friends"). Venues: Will pitch World Affairs Councils and Perry Hooks (Perry books events for nonprofits and government organizations in the DC area). We'll also connect him with Speak Out! for additional lecture gigs. Network: Both the Institute for Policy Studies and Foreign Policy In Focus will help to market the book to our respective audiences through promotion on their website and in their newsletter. They will also co-sponsor an event in DC. Endorsements: We'll contact Tom Engelhardt: Juan Cole, Noam Chomsky, Phyllis Bennis, Richard Falk, and Karen Armstrong for blurbs. Serial: We'll pitch The Nation, Mother Jones, and Harper's for first serial.

Why anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise in the US and Europe, and what can be done to stop it.In his official response to the attacks of September 11, George W. Bush invoked the Crusades, tapping into a centuries-long history of fear and aggression. The West's longstanding perception of Islam as a threat has taken on new and more complex implications in the twenty-first century, as years of migration and resulting demographic shifts have brought the "enemy" within Western borders. Virulent opposition to the planned construction of an Islamic center near the 9/11 attack site in New York City reveals much about the intensity of public sentiments simmering just below the surface. As the United States and countries across Europe struggle with a resurgence of unexamined fear and antagonism, often directed against their own citizens, the imperative for better understanding could not be greater. Crusade 2.0 examines the resurgence of anti-Islamic sentiment in the West and its global implications. John Feffer discusses the influence of three "unfinished wars"--the Crusades, the Cold War, and the current "war on terror." He presents a timely, concise and provocative look at current events in the context of historical trends and goes beyond a "clash of civilizations" critique to offer concrete ways to defuse the ticking bomb of Islamophobia. "John Feffer's Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War On Islam offers a brief but effective expose of a social cancer that continues to grow exponentially, in America and Europe, threatening the security and civil liberties of Muslims and the principles and values of Western democracies."--John L. Esposito "John Feffer's illuminating and important new work, Crusade 2.0, sheds light on the disturbing phenomenon of Islamophobia in America with a clear-eyed view of history, meticulous research, and persuasive arguments. This accessible and informative book shows how fear-mongering, when married to ignorance and selfish political agendas, not only threatens to marginalize entire communities of innocent people but also undermine the core values of pluralism, tolerance and fairness that define America." --Wajahat Ali "If you want to understand the particular madness of America's twenty-first century, you need to read John Feffer's account of how Washington launched "crusade 2.0," including two invasions and occupations of Muslim lands and a Global War on Terror sporting aptly named...