Screen LibraryCitizenship, identity and the politics of multiculturalism The rise of muslim consciousness /
This book provides a fresh perspective on the emergence of public Muslim identities, traversing issues of Muslim-state engagement across government initiatives and church-state relations, across equalities agendas and the education system, the courts and the media.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave politics of identity and citizenship series. |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230281202 |
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This book provides a fresh perspective on the emergence of public Muslim identities, traversing issues of Muslim-state engagement across government initiatives and church-state relations, across equalities agendas and the education system, the courts and the media. 'This is a refreshing and innovative account of the formation of different types of consciousness among Muslims in Britain and globally. Nasar Meer's lucid analysis of the complex processes at work is a timely reminder of the dangers of an over-simplified understanding of both Islam and Muslim communities. This is a book that deserves the widest possible readership' - John Solomos, Professor of Sociology, City University London, UK 'Nasar Meer's timely book makes an important contribution to current understandings of multiculturalism in Britain. He successfully deploys a critical application of the work of W.E.B Du Bois to theorise 'Muslim-consciousness' in relation to state funding of Muslim schools, race discrimination legislation and media representations of Muslim identity. The book uses Du Bois' notion of consciousness to articulate a nuanced understanding of British Muslim consciousness, distinguishing between a consciousness that exists 'in itself' and 'for itself', where the former is a socially imposed consciousness and the latter which is a product of self-mobilisation. Meer's work is both theoretically strong and empirically original.' - Judith Squires, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol, UK. |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2010. |
| Carrier Form: | 264 p. |
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9780230576667 9780230281202 : 0230281206 : |
| CLC: | B968 |
| Contents: | Preface by Tariq Modood: The Struggle for Recognition Introduction Framing Citizenship Du Bois and Consciousness Conceptualising Muslim-Consciousness: From Race to Religion Local and Global Muslim Identities Muslim Schools in Britain: Muslim-Consciousness in Action Muslims and Discrimination: Muslim-Consciousness in Re-action? Muslims in Public and Media Discourse Towards a Synthesised Muslim-Consciousness Bibliography. |