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'Sleepwalking to Segregation'?
Nissa Finney
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Description for 'Sleepwalking to Segregation'?
Paperback. Is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? This book explores contemporary claims about race and migration, combining an overview of the subject with research. It argues that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society and proposes that diversity and mobility are expected and benign. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and in opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner. The book combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles head-on questions about levels of immigration, the contribution of immigrants, minority self-segregation, ghettoisation and the future diversity of the population. The authors argue that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society and ... Read more
In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and in opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner. The book combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles head-on questions about levels of immigration, the contribution of immigrants, minority self-segregation, ghettoisation and the future diversity of the population. The authors argue that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847420077
SKU
V9781847420077
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Ref
99-14
About Nissa Finney
Nissa Finney is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. With a background in Geography her research has focused on migration of ethnic groups within Britain, demography of local ethnic group population change, refugee settlement policy and press portrayals of race and migration. Ludi Simpson is Professor of Population Studies at the University of Manchester. He works with ... Read more
Reviews for 'Sleepwalking to Segregation'?
"Very useful for those researching multicultural Britain...[providing] myth-breaking that is urgent and necessary in challenging the current climate" Sociological Imagination "..a very accessible, easy-to-read counter-argument to the many ill-informed headline-grabbing race and immigration 'factoids'..." Joy Thompson, LariaNews 'sleepwalking to segregation'? is a valuable tool, which combats the untruths and misinformation that pervade current policies on 'race relations' and race.' ... Read more