ISBN:
0199280711
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xi, 216 p)
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Multicultural Nationalism : Islamophobia, Anglophobia, and Devolution
DDC:
305.8009411
Keywords:
Pakistanis Social conditions 21st century
;
Multiculturalism
;
Multiculturalism Political aspects
;
Muslims Social conditions 21st century
;
English Social conditions 21st century
;
Scotland Politics and government 21st century
;
Scotland Ethnic relations
Abstract:
When the focus is on black or Asian minorities, Britain is frequently described as a multi-cultural state. But when the focus is on Scotland, England and Wales, Britain is also described as a multi-national state. Yet debates about multiculturalism and nationalism have been held in parallel without sharing even a common vocabulary. This book is a pioneering study of how multiculturalism interacts with multinationalism, especially within post-devolution Scotland. It gives equal attention to Scotland's largest 'visible' and 'invisible' minorities: ethnic Pakistanis (almost all of them Muslim) an
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgements; Focus Groups; Political/Administrative/Activist etc. Elite In-Depth Interviewees; 1. Multicultural Nationalism; 2. What Is Best and Worst about Scotland; 3. Islamophobia-In England and Scotland; 4. The Auld Enemy; 5. Eyes Wide Open; 6. Harassment, Discrimination, Abuse; 7. History, Culture, Symbols; 8. Identity and Identifying; 9. After Devolution: Parliament and People; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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