Details

Description

viii, 198 p. ; 24 cm.

Series

Studies in migration and diaspora

Studies in migration and diaspora.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-192) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- English language colonisation, de-colonisation, and globalisation -- Ethnic linguistic minorities -- 1900s-1950s: a discourse of laissez-faire, preserving the status quo -- 1960s-1980s: a discourse of multiculturalism, living with difference -- 1990s-2000s: a discourse of integration, sharing common values -- Contemporary British identity, over a hundred years in the making.

Subject

National characteristics, British -- History -- 20th century.

Group identity -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.

Multiculturalism -- Great Britain.

Ethnology -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.

Great Britain -- Civilization -- 20th century.

British -- Ethnic identity.

ISBN

9780754671589 (alk. paper)

0754671585 (alk. paper)