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Author Julios, Christina.

Title Contemporary British identity : English language, migrants, and public discourse / Christina Julios
Published Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 198 pages)
Series Studies in migration and diaspora
Studies in migration and diaspora.
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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-192) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject 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
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
British -- Ethnic identity
Civilization
Ethnology
Group identity
Multiculturalism
National characteristics, British
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Civilization -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056626
Subject Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0754685446
9780754685449
9786611241230
661124123X