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Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance


Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance

Paperback by Blommaert, Jan; Verschueren, Jef

Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance

£46.99

ISBN:
9780415191388
Publication Date:
13 Aug 1998
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
248 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 7 - 12 May 2024
Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance

Description

Immigration, racism and nationalism have become hotly debated issues in the Western world. This highly original and controversial work focuses on the language used by the vast majority who regard themselves as being open to a multi-cultural society. Using Belgium as a case study and drawing parallels with the UK, US, Europe and the former Yugoslavia, the authors analyse this language and reveal a remarkable consistency between these liberal voices, such as in news-reporting, and the language used by radical racist and nationalist groups.

Contents

Introduction PART I Diversity: the issue 1 The management of diversity 2 Group relations, cognition and language PART II The ingredients of an ideology 3 The 'migrant problem' 4 The central concepts 5 Homogeneism PART III Homogeneism at work 6 Training for tolerance 7 Educating the public 8 Anti-racism, Epilogue

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