Radicalisation begets radicalisation; this is both the starting point and conclusion of this elaborative and critical book. Based on this premise of mutual and reciprocal radicalisation, Tahir Abbas critically examines the hypothesis of a vicious radicalisation cycle embedded in the thinking and practice of Islamophobia. With a primary focus on Western Europe, Abbas provides us with a critique of the multiple manifestations of Islamophobia and its underlying base of economic, social and psychological displacement and discontent. Abbas’ Islamophobia and Radicalisation: A Vicious Cycle is an important contribution to this popular field of study precisely because of its emphasis on the relational dynamics that are often overlooked in the research, policy and practice that aims to counter far-right and Islamist extremism