What caused the Cronulla riot?

Scott Poynting

What caused the Cronulla riot?

Scott Poynting

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Abstract

The outbreak of mass racist violence against young men of ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Middle Eastern appearanceÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ on Cronulla beach, Sydney, in December 2005 was the culmination of a campaign of populist incitement waged in the media and by the state. The battle to reclaim control of the beach for white Australia mirrored, it is suggested here, the battle that the Howard government has waged to reclaim control of the nation itself from asylum seekers and the Muslim/Middle Eastern ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“enemyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Journal	Race & class
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Keywords

Australia
Cronulla (N.S.W.)
Muslims
New South Wales
race relations
race riots

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