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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784822203321

Autore

Julios Christina

Titolo

Contemporary British identity [[electronic resource] ] : English language, migrants, and public discourse / / Christina Julios

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2008

ISBN

0-8153-8818-7

1-351-16120-2

1-351-16119-9

1-351-16118-0

1-281-24123-7

0-7546-8544-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Studies in migration and diaspora

Disciplina

305.0941

Soggetti

National characteristics, British - History - 20th century

Group identity - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Multiculturalism - Great Britain

Ethnology - Great Britain - History - 20th century

British - Ethnic identity

Great Britain Civilization 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; PART 1 LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY; 1 Introduction; 2 English Language Colonisation, De-Colonisation and Globalisation; 3 Ethnic Linguistic Minorities; PART 2 MIGRANTS AND THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE; 4 1900s-1950s: A Discourse of Laissez-faire - Preserving the Status Quo; 5 1960s-1980s: A Discourse of Multiculturalism - Living with Difference; 6 1990s-2000s: A Discourse of Integration - Sharing Common Values; PART 3 CONCLUSION; 7 Contemporary British Identity - Over a Hundred Years in the Making; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K

LM; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Against the background of an increasingly diverse British society, this book traces the evolution of British identity in the twentieth century. It



raises fundamental questions about who we are as a nation and how we got here, and provides clues as to the direction the prevailing public discourse on British identity is likely to take in the twenty-first century.