British multiculturalism and the politics of representation /

Uses poststructuralist theory to connect inclusion, exclusion and identity, centred around real-world case studies from British culture, politics and law Lasse Thomassen argues that the politics of inclusion and identity should be viewed as struggles over how these identities are represented. He cen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomassen, Lasse (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Multiculturalism > Great Britain. Marginality, Social > Great Britain. Great Britain > Race relations.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction : identity, inclusion and representation
Hegemony, representation and Britishness
Subjects of equality
(Not) just a piece of cloth : recognition and representation
Tolerance : circles of inclusion and exclusion
Hospitality beyond good and bad
Conclusion : multiculturalism, Britishness and muscular liberalism
References
Index.