Contemporary British identity : English language, migrants, and public discourse

Contemporary British identity : English language, migrants, and public discourse /

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...

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Main Author: Julios, Christina
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2008
Series:Studies in migration and diaspora.
Subjects:
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.
Great Britain > Civilization > 20th century.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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.

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