Umfang:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781447313977
Inhalt:
EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This important book provides the first substantial analysis of white working class perspectives on multiculturalism and change in the UK, improving our understanding of this under-researched group and suggesting a new and progressive agenda for white working class communities.
Inhalt:
Intro -- WHITE WORKING-CLASS VOICES -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- 1. Towards a definition of the white working class -- Rationale and aims of the book -- Preamble -- The shifting meaning of class -- Whiter than white: the meaning of whiteness -- Whiteness studies -- Remembering class -- Conclusion -- 2. Multiculturalism and the exclusion of the white working class -- Introduction -- Multiculturalism replacing class -- Declining multiculturalism -- 'White backlash' and the left behind -- Labour is turning blue -- Conclusion: Multiculturalism, the white working class and the new racism -- 3. White, working-class and racist? -- Introduction -- Representing a 'heroic working class' -- A different perspective on the white working class, multiculturalism and change -- Conclusion -- 4. International perspectives on whiteness, class and politics -- Introduction -- The white working class, multiculturalism and rise of the radical Right in Europe -- The white working class and the Tea Party -- Conclusion -- 5. A reactionary voice: nuanced views on multiculturalism -- Introduction -- Perspectives on community cohesion -- The role of local community organisations -- Retrospection and the search for ideal neighbourhoods -- Conclusion -- 6. Integrated and equal: similar challenges and opportunities -- Introduction -- Fairness and equity -- The reality of multiculturalism -- Overlapping identities -- 'Everyday integration'? -- Political disconnection -- Conclusion -- 7. Reshaping white working-class identities: inclusive and progressive -- Introduction -- Blaming multiculturalism -- Culture, identities and representation -- Across the pond and in Europe -- The voice of the white working class -- Summary -- Looking ahead -- Disconnection … -- … Reconnection -- Rebooting -- References -- Filmography -- Index.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781447313953
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781447313953
Sprache:
Englisch
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