British multiculturalism and the politics of representation

Uses poststructuralist theory to connect inclusion, exclusion and identity, centred around real-world case studies from British culture, politics and law Lasse Thomassen argues that the politics of inclusion and identity should be viewed as struggles over how these identities are represented. He cen...

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1. Verfasser: Thomassen, Lasse (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2017
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Zusammenfassung:Uses poststructuralist theory to connect inclusion, exclusion and identity, centred around real-world case studies from British culture, politics and law Lasse Thomassen argues that the politics of inclusion and identity should be viewed as struggles over how these identities are represented. He centres this argument through careful analysis of cases from the last four decades of British multiculturalism
Acknowledgements -- Introduction : identity, inclusion and representation -- Hegemony, representation and Britishness -- Subjects of equality -- (Not) just a piece of cloth : recognition and representation -- Tolerance : circles of inclusion and exclusion -- Hospitality beyond good and bad -- Conclusion : multiculturalism, Britishness and muscular liberalism -- References -- Index
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 227-242
Beschreibung:vii, 247 Seiten
ISBN:9781474422666
978-1-4744-2266-6
9781474422659
978-1-4744-2265-9