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Autore |
Byrne Bridget |
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Titolo |
Ethnicity, race and inequality in the UK : state of the nation / / edited by Bridget Byrne, Claire Alexander, Omar Khan, James Nazroo and William Shankley |
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Bristol, : Policy Press, , 2020 |
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©2020 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 300 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour); digital file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Minorities - Great Britain - Social conditions |
Equality |
Great Britain Race relations |
Great Britain Ethnic relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The demography of ethnic minorities in Britain -- Citizen rights and immigration -- Minority ethnic groups, policing and the criminal justice system in Britain -- Health inequalities -- Ethnic inequalities in the state education system in England -- Ethnic minorities in the labour market in Britain -- Ethnic minorities and housing in Britain -- Arts, media and ethnic inequalities -- Politics and representation -- Racisms in contemporary Britain -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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50 years after the establishment of the Runnymede Trust and the Race Relations Act of 1968 which sought to end discrimination in public life, this accessible book provides commentary by some of the UK’s foremost scholars of race and ethnicity on data relating to a wide range of sectors of society, including employment, health, education, criminal justice, housing and representation in the arts and media. |
“This is simply a must-read book for all those who want to understand |
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racial inequalities in British society. It provides an up-to-date and convincing case that we have a long way to go in terms of achieving racial justice.” -- John Solomos, University of Warwick. |
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