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In a vivid, ethnographic account of immigrant groups living in West London, Gerd Baumann breaks with the conventional discourse of community studies to explore their mutual interaction. By treating Southall--the most densely populated, multi-ethnic ghetto in the London area--as a social field, he considers how people from different backgrounds come to terms with one another and with the dominant, host culture, while at the same time affirming their...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052155554X
ISBN13:9780521555548
Release Date:May 1996
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:242 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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A Great Step Forward in Social and Cultural Analysis.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This is the first truly comprehensive and truly analytical account of urban multicultural processes: comprehensive because it locates all groups within the total socvial field of the London sururb Southall, and analytical because it distinguishes the dominant discourse ABOUT minorities from the demotic discourse about and AMONG minorities. I recommend this book to anyone engaged in the study and / or politics of cultural, ethnic, religious etc. minorities.
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