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Author:
Thomas, Paul, 1962 Jan. 24-
Title:
Youth, multiculturalism and community cohesion / Paul Thomas.
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
vii, 219 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Great Britain--Race relations.
Multiculturalism--Great Britain.
Racism--Great Britain.
Youth--Great Britain.
Violence--Great Britain--Prevention.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Community Cohesion -- A New British Policy Agenda -- The Emergence of Community Cohesion -- Going with the Flow? International Comparisons -- Community Cohesion -- The Death of the British Model of Multiculturalism? -- Myths and Realities -- Community Cohesion in Practice -- Community Cohesion -- More than Ethnicity? -- Unwilling Citizens? Muslim Young People and Identity -- White Young People and Community Cohesion -- The Refusniks? -- A Contradiction to Community Cohesion? The Preventing Violent Extremism Agenda -- Conclusion -- Community Cohesion as a New Phase of British Multiculturalism -- Bibliography.
Summary:
"This book discusses the meaning and practice of British community cohesion policies, youth identities in racially-tense areas and the British government's attempts to "prevent violent extremism" amongst young Muslims"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Palgrave politics of identity and citizenship series
ISBN:
0230251951 (hardback)
9780230251953 (hardback)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)690086413
LCCN:
2011004349
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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