Europe - Ethnic & Race Relations, 20th Century British History - Social Aspects, Immigration & Emigration - Great Britain, Ethnic & Minority Studies - Europe
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Overview
Britain is now permanently a multiracial and multicultural society, with a race relations legislative framework. From Legislation to Integration? provides a unique and comprehensive analysis of the contribution made by this legislation to the development of British race relations. The politics of the Race Relations Act 1976, the issues regarding law enforcement and the impact of legislation on British race relations are examined. Contextualizing Britain, it puts the country's situation within the European Union framework and compares it with the United States.Author Biography: Muhammad Anwar is Research Professor in the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (CRER), University of Warwick.
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Contributors from academia, law, politics, philosophy, and journalism address the impact of Britain's Race Relations Act of 1976. Subjects discussed include politics of the act, lessons from the US civil rights experience, and the impact of legislation on British race relations. Other subjects are strategic vision in combating racial discrimination, race relations in new Britain, and national identity in a multicultural society. Some material is from a September 1996 conference. Anwar is a research professor at the Center for Research in Ethnic Relations at the University of Warwick. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
July 1, 1999
Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; 2000.
Pages
240
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312225742