Still Not Easy Being British: Struggles for a Multicultural Citizenship - Softcover

Modood, Tariq

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1858564808 ISBN 13: 9781858564807

Publisher: Trentham Books Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

The late 1980s and early 1990s saw dramatic shifts in race relations in Britain. It was the time of the fracturing of a political 'black' identity; of ethnic minority assertions to be British and about remaking what it is to be British; of the manifestation of the social mobility of Indians and, above all, the emergence of Muslim identity politics in the Rushdie Affair. These issues were the subject of Tariq Modood's "Not Easy Being British". One of the first books to note these developments and analyse their implications, "Not Easy" became an underground classic. In this new collection, Modood returns to some of these topics, considering especially the growth of Muslim political assertiveness and the reactions to it in the context of rethinking multiculturalism and Britishness. Modood's reflections and bold interventions in controversies - which characterise his work and have made him a renowned intellectual commentator on Muslim politics and multiculturalism - could not be more relevant to our fraught and fearful times.This is an invaluable book for students of culture, society and politics in higher and further education and at A level, and for everyone whose professional work is affected by issues of pluralism and the place of religion in society. It will also interest the general reader.

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Review:

Modood's contribution to the debate, deliberation and discussions on the struggles for an inclusive, reasoned and viable multicultural citizenship in Britain has been extremely thoughtful, refreshing and pertinent. (The Muslim News)

"...An invaluable reference resource for professionals interested in researching the fields of citizenship, multiculturalism, national identity and secularism. The quality of the book's insights and of the sound intelligence which the author brings to bear on these issues are outstanding." (Citizenship, Social and Economics Education)

About the Author:

Tariq Modood is the Director of the University of Bristol Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship and a regular contributor to media and policy debates.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trentham Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1858564808
• ISBN 13: 9781858564807
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160