Frontiers of identity : the British and the others

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Frontiers of identity : the British and the others

Robin Cohen

(Longman sociology series)

Longman, 1994

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [217]-225

Includes index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780582245761

Description

This arresting and original analysis shows how the British as a people are constantly defined and redefined through their interactions with several 'frontiers of identity'.

Table of Contents

Introduction *Six Frontiers of a British Identity *Expulsions and Deportations: the Practice of Anthropemy *Asylum: the Shrinking Circle of Generosity *The Detention of Aliens and Asylum-seekers *Sanctuary and the Anti-deportation Movement *Inclusion and Exclusion: Britain in the European Context *Theoretical Implications and Conclusion
Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780582245778

Description

This text contains seven main sections as follows: six frontiers of a British identity; expulsions and deportations; asylum; the detention of aliens and asylum-seekers; sanctuary and the anti-deportation movement; inclusion and exclusion; theoretical implications and conclusions.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Six frontiers of a British identity: the Celtic fringe
  • class and gender dimensions
  • the dominions
  • empire and Commonwealth
  • the Atlantic and anglophone connection
  • Britain in Europe
  • the construction of "the alien". Part 2 Expulsions and deportations - the practice of anthropemy: early nationalism and protestantism
  • from revolutionaries to the "Alien Menace"
  • wartime expulsions and the aftermath
  • deportations after the Second World War
  • deportations arising from empire
  • the conservative party and deportations
  • voluntary repatriation. Part 3 Asylum - the shrinking circle of generosity: granting asylum - general reasons
  • refugee history
  • refugees after 1945
  • quota refugees - the Chileans and Vietnamese
  • repatriates and "Loyalists"
  • from refugee to "economic migrant"
  • visas, the carriers liability act and 58 Tamils
  • agents and agencies
  • Mr Major, "Safe Havens" and the 1993 asylum act. Part 4 The detention of aliens and asylum-seekers: wartime detentions
  • detention under the prevention of terrorism act
  • immigration detentions
  • comparative legal regimes
  • immigration act detainees - on-entry
  • immigration act detainees - after-entry
  • detention conditions and privatisation
  • the detainees
  • immigration control and social control. Part 5 Sanctuary and the anti-deportation movement: on sanctuary
  • the revival of sanctuary in Britain
  • "People Like Me Don't Win" - the case of Viraj Mendis
  • other sanctuaries and the anti-deportation movement. Part 6 Inclusion and exclusion - Britain in the European context: "more hands, more hands"
  • the end of the migrant labour boom
  • migration flows since the mid-1970s
  • Germany - refugees and foreign workers
  • Germany - attitudes and recent policies
  • France - refugee history
  • France - attitudes and recent policies
  • towards fortress Europe
  • Schengen and Dublin
  • the emerging European trichotomy. Part 7 Theoretical implications and conclusion: what do we mean by racism?
  • otherness and difference
  • boundary formation
  • nationalism
  • the construction of social identities
  • the stranger - a personal note
  • observations - institutions and individuals
  • symptoms, recommendations...and a bit of evangelism.

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