Contesting Culture: Discourses of Identity in Multi-Ethnic London - Couverture souple

Livre 60 sur 95: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Baumann, Gerd

 
9780521555548: Contesting Culture: Discourses of Identity in Multi-Ethnic London
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 052155554X ISBN 13 : 9780521555548
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This innovative 1996 study presents an account of the interaction of people from different ethnic backgrounds who live in Southall, the most densely populated, multi-ethnic ghetto in the London area. Breaking with the tradition of studying a single ethnic community, Gerhard Baumann treats Southall as a social field, in which various immigrant groups come to terms with one another and with the dominant, if distant, host culture. The people of Southall affirm ethnic distinctiveness in some contexts, but they are also engaged in rethinking their identities and in debating the meaning of their cultural heritage. This book is at once a vivid ethnographic account of an aspect of contemporary British life, and a challenge to the conventional discourse of community studies.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This innovative 1996 study presents an account of the interaction of people from different ethnic backgrounds who live in Southall, the most densely populated, multi-ethnic ghetto in the London area. Breaking with the tradition of studying a single ethnic community, Gerhard Baumann treats Southall as a social field, in which various immigrant groups come to terms with one another and with the dominant, if distant, host culture. The people of Southall affirm ethnic distinctiveness in some contexts, but they are also engaged in rethinking their identities and in debating the meaning of their cultural heritage. This book is at once a vivid ethnographic account of an aspect of contemporary British life, and a challenge to the conventional discourse of community studies.

Revue de presse

"...provides an important...view of identity formation, stressing its instrumental function over other aspects of identity production and negotiation." Kathleen Hall, Religious Studies Review

"...this book provides one of the better starting points for discussions of ethnicity in contemporary Europe." David Beriss, H-Net Reviews

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052155554X
ISBN 13 
9780521555548
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
242
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9780521554824: Contesting Culture: Discourses of Identity in Multi-ethnic London

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521554829 ISBN 13 :  9780521554824
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1996
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