British multiculturalism and the politics of representation /

British multiculturalism and the politics of representation /

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Author / Creator:	Thomassen, Lasse, author.
Imprint:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 247 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Multiculturalism -- Great Britain. Marginality, Social -- Great Britain. Marginality, Social. Multiculturalism. Race relations. Great Britain -- Race relations. Great Britain.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11758361

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ISBN:	9781474422673 1474422675 9781474422680 1474422683 9781474435284 1474435289 9781474422659 1474422659 9781474422666 1474422667
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Uses poststructuralist theory to connect inclusion, exclusion and identity, using real-world case studies from British culture, politics and law Lasse Thomassen applies a fresh, poststructuralist approach to reconcile the theoretical and practical issues surrounding inclusion, exclusion and representation. He opens up debates and themes including Britishness, race, the nature and role of Islam in British society, homelessness and social justice. Thomassen argues that the politics of inclusion and identity should be viewed as struggles over how these identities are represented. He develops this argument through careful analysis of cases from the last four decades of British multiculturalism, including public debates about the role of religion in British society, Gordon Brown and David Cameroń⁰₉s contrasting versions of Britishness, legal cases about religious symbols and clothing in schools, and the Nick Hornby novel How to Be Good.
Other form:	Print version: Thomassen, Lasse. British multiculturalism and the politics of representation. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017] 9781474422659

Table of Contents:

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.