Contemporary British identity [electronic resource] : English language, migrants, and public discourse / Christina Julios.

By:

Julios, Christina

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0754685446
9780754685449

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Contemporary British identity.DDC classification:

305.0941 22

LOC classification:

DA118 .J78 2008eb

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-192) and index.

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.

Print version record.