Frontiers of identity : the British and the others
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Frontiers of identity : the British and the others
（Longman sociology series）
Longman, 1994
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- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [217]-225
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: 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
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: 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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