British Muslim Politics - Examining Pakistani Biraderi Networks

Zusatztext "British Muslim Politics is an important study about a growing community in the United Kingdom that uses voices from the Pakistani diaspora. ? the book adds to our knowledge about Pakistani involvement in British politics and contains a solid analysis about the shifting political consciousness across the Pakistani generations." (Ryan Shaffer! Political Studies Review! Vol. 14 (1)! February! 2016) Informationen zum Autor Parveen Akhtar is a British Academy Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, UK. Klappentext Although there has emerged a huge interest in the Muslim communities in Britain since 9/11 and 7/7, few academic studies have focused on the political processes within Muslim communities and the impacts these have on civic engagement. This book examines the political biographies and religious identities of British Muslims of Pakistani descent. Zusammenfassung Although there has emerged a huge interest in the Muslim communities in Britain since 9/11 and 7/7! few academic studies have focused on the political processes within Muslim communities and the impacts these have on civic engagement. This book examines the political biographies and religious identities of British Muslims of Pakistani descent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Post-war Pakistani Migration and Settlement 2. Politics of Immigration and Settlement Politics: State Responses, Masculine Corporatism and Biraderi Leadership 3. Rushdie, the Limits of Biraderi Politics and Muslim Organisations 4. Biraderis and Biraderi-Politicking in Contemporary Politics 5. Changing Identities and Biraderi Across Generations 6. Young Pakistanis in the Public Sphere: 'New' Community Organisations 7. From Cultural Religion to Political Islam and back again

About the author

Parveen Akhtar is a British Academy Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, UK.

Product details

• Authors: P Akhtar, P. Akhtar, Parveen Akhtar
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2013
• EAN: 9781137275158
• ISBN: 978-1-137-27515-8
• No. of pages: 215
• Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series; Palgrave Politics of Identity; Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series; Palgrave Politics of Identity
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; B, Ethnic Studies, Sociology of Religion, European Politics, Social Policy, Political Sociology, Religion & beliefs, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ethnicity, Religious issues & debates, Sociology & anthropology, Central / national / federal government policies, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Ethnicity Studies, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Great Britain—Politics and government, British Politics, Religion and sociology, Social Aspects of Religion, immigration;migration;political process;politics