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This book compares the postcolonial populations of Britain and France, examining the ways in which they are redefining citizenship. Bearing in mind the different histories and political systems of each country, it considers questions of national identity, values, the place of religion, secularism and public spaces - all integral to determining what makes a country a true nation. Recent security threats have made the debate around minorities and assimilation all the more pressing, and this book delves deep into the issues of feminism, Islam and group identities. It will be of interest to students and scholars of race, religion and migration studies.

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Introduction: migrants into minorities
1. Challenges to national citizenship
2. Postcolonial minorities and securitization
3. Race by any other name: Islam and the contestation of citizenship
4. The nation-state's wobbly hyphen: the backlash against multiculturalism
5. Bearers of tradition or oppressed minority: women as citizens
Index

Postcolonial Minorities in Britain and France: In

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/10/2016
      ISBN13: 9781784993993, 978-1784993993
      ISBN10: 1784993999

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book compares the postcolonial populations of Britain and France, examining the ways in which they are redefining citizenship. Bearing in mind the different histories and political systems of each country, it considers questions of national identity, values, the place of religion, secularism and public spaces - all integral to determining what makes a country a true nation. Recent security threats have made the debate around minorities and assimilation all the more pressing, and this book delves deep into the issues of feminism, Islam and group identities. It will be of interest to students and scholars of race, religion and migration studies.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: migrants into minorities
      1. Challenges to national citizenship
      2. Postcolonial minorities and securitization
      3. Race by any other name: Islam and the contestation of citizenship
      4. The nation-state's wobbly hyphen: the backlash against multiculturalism
      5. Bearers of tradition or oppressed minority: women as citizens
      Index

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