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Meer, Nasar, 1980-

Citizenship, identity and the politics of multiculturalism : the rise of Muslim consciousness / Nasar Meer. - Basingstoke, England ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - xvi, 248 p. ; 23 cm. - Palgrave politics of identity and citizenship series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"This book proposes 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"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780230576667 (hardback) 0230576664 (hardback)

LCCN: 2009046811

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA9A1612 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015396939 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Muslims--Great Britain.
Identity politics--Great Britain.
Citizenship--Great Britain.

LC Class. No.: DA125.M87 / M44 2010

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