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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
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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
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"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)
