ISBN:
9780190909772
,
0190909773
Language:
English
Pages:
xxxv, 533 pages
,
illustrations, maps
,
22 cm
Edition:
Revised and updated edition
DDC:
305.6971041
Keywords:
Muslims History
;
Muslims Social conditions
;
Islam
;
Great Britain Emigration and immigration 20th century
;
History
;
Muslim
;
Großbritannien
;
Geschichte 1800-
Abstract:
Muslims constitute Britain's second largest religious grouping, and writing about their experiences has found a new audience in recent years-though not always through a positive lens. But a proper historical treatment of their arrival, settlement and establishment had been conspicuously absent until Humayun Ansari's seminal work, reissued here in an updated edition. "The Infidel Within" draws together rich archival research and first-hand experience into a broad, integrated history of the Muslim presence in Britain. Among the topics addressed are migration and settlement in Britain before 1945, the evolution of a British Muslim identity, Muslim women and families, Muslims and education, and the growing mobilization of Muslims in Britain's political, religious and economic life. This definitive and sympathetic history, brought right up to date, is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand modern Britain
Abstract:
Is there a British Muslim identity? -- Muslim migration and settlement in Britain before 1945 -- Muslim engagement with British society up to the First World War -- 'Being Muslim' in early twentieth-century Britain -- 'Weaving the cultural strands together' : institutionalising Islam in early twentieth-century Britain -- Post-Second-World-War Muslim migration to Britain -- Contours of Muslim life in Britain since 1945 -- Assimilation, integration, accommodation : aspects of Muslim engagement with British society since 1945 -- Muslim women and families in Britain -- British Muslims and education : issues and prospects -- The evolution of Muslim organisation in Britain since the Second World War -- Conclusion: British Muslim identities
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-514) and index
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