Citizenship and belonging [electronic resource] : immigration and the politics of demographic governance in postwar Britain / James Hampshire.
Series: Migration, minorities and citizenshipPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.Description: x, 252 pISBN:- 9780230510524 (e-book)
- Citizenship -- Great Britain
- Racism -- Great Britain
- Migration, immigration & emigration
- Central / national / federal government policies
- Sociology
- Political science & theory
- United Kingdom, Great Britain
- Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999
- Politics & government
- Society & culture: general
- Politics and Government
- Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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- JV7633 .H34 2005
- Also available in printed form ISBN 9781403918185
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-246) and index.
James Hampshire explores the politics of immigration in postwar Britain & shows how ideas of race, demography & belonging intertwined to shape immigration policy. He offers the perspective of demographic goverance - explaining immigration in terms of how states manage & regulate their populations. James Hampshire explores the politics of immigration in postwar Britain and shows how ideas of race, demography and belonging intertwined to shape immigration policy. It is the first book to explain immigration in terms of the politics of demographic governance - how states manage and regulate their populations - and provides a much needed historical context to current debates. In addition, the book develops new perspectives on the ways in which racialized ideas influenced politics and policy-making.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781403918185
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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