Whitewashed - (Critical America) by John Tehranian (Paperback)

The Middle Eastern Question is a thought-provoking book that delves into the complexities of racial classification in America.

Author John Tehranian examines how American constructions of Middle Eastern racial identity have evolved over time, from friendly foreigner to enemy alien, and how this shift has accelerated since 9/11.

He argues that despite the civil rights movement's many successes, Middle Eastern Americans have faced rising degrees of discrimination, and their liberties have not been adequately protected.

The book provides an important contribution to the study of race in America and could not be more timely.

With its accessible account of the contradictory classification of Middle Eastern Americans as whites in the early 1900s and as non-whites a century later, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of racial identity in America.