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What caused the Cronulla riot

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ID2356972
AuthorsScott Poynting (School of humanities and languages at the University of Western Sydney)
Year2006
Volume48
Issue1
Pages85-92
Publication date2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRace & Class (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0306-3968 • E-ISSN: 1741-3125
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/030639680604800116
OpenAlexW2126693792
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited1

The outbreak of mass racist violence against young men of 'Middle Eastern appearance' 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 'enemy

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Citations per year3,58
Citation span2007 - 2026 (20)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 68
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