The children and grandchildren of South Asian migrants to the UK are living out British identities which go largely unrecognized. This book emphasizes their everyday low-key Britishness, albeit a Britishness with new inflections. It is this sensibility that marks them as Brasians .
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Acknowledgements Introduction Researching Ethnicities and Cultures Language Use and Ethnicity: Mapping the Terrain New Ethnicities as Lived Experience How You Talk is Who You Are ‘My Culture’, ‘My Language’, My Religion’: Communities, Practices and Diasporas Popular Culture, Ethnicities and Tastes What is Brasian? Appendices Notes Bibliography IndexA propos de l’auteur
Roxy Harris is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Science and Public Policy at King’s College London, UK. He has a particular interest in the relationships between language, power, ethnicity and culture and has researched, taught and published on these issues in London for many years.
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 209 ● ISBN 9780230626461 ● Taille du fichier 2.0 MB ● Éditeur Kenneth A. Loparo & Kenneth A. Loparo ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Lieu London ● Pays GB ● Publié 2006 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2307177 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale