Robin Cohen

Frontiers of Identity

The British and the Others

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1994, this original analysis shows how the British as a people are constantly defined and redefined through their interactions with several 'frontiers of identity', namely Celts, expatriates, Americans, Europeans, citizens of the Commonwealth and more crucially with 'aliens'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• Gewicht: 621g
• ISBN-13: 9781032626598
• ISBN-10: 1032626593
• Artikelnr.: 69483148

Autorenporträt

Robin Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Development Studies at the University of Oxford. For the first decade of his academic career, he worked on comparative labour issues. His books included Labour and Politics in Nigeria (1974) and the co-edited collections The development of an African working class (1975), International Labour and the Third World (1987), African Labor History (1978) and the current title, Peasants and Proletarians. He subsequently wrote on the themes of migration, globalization and diasporas. His best-known work is Global diasporas: An introduction (3rd edition, 2022).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1. Six Frontiers of a British Identity 2. Expulsions and
Deportations: The Practice of Anthropemy 3. Asylum: The Shrinking Circle of
Generosity 4. The Detention of Aliens and Asylum-Seekers 5. Sanctuary and
the Anti-Deportation Movement 6. Inclusion and Exclusion: Britain in the
European Context 7. Theoretical Implications and Conclusion.