A Question of Identity

Abstract

Part 1 British identity: being born lost? the cultural and institutional dimensions of Welsh identity, Wayne Parsons the Northern Irish identity, Karen Trew good Jew or a good Englishman? - the Jewish Lad's Brigade and Anglo-Jewish identity, Sharman Kadish issues of identity through the synagogue - British Jewish women in the late 20th century, Marlena Schmool paths and pitfalls in the exploration of British Bangladeshi identity, Rod Chalmers the search for wholeness - the construction of national and Islamic identities among British Bangladeshis, John Eade identity, age and masculinity amongst Bengali elders in East London, Katy Gardner Caribbean identities and the British context - creolization as a common framework, Philip Nanton. Part 2 European, African and identity: German identity after reunification, Eberhard Bort immigration, European integration and the representation of migrant interests, Andrew Geddes a concept of European Union citizenship - problems and possibilities, Jo Shaw political identities and social struggle in Africa, Graham Harrison bilingualism and the construction of a new American identity, Chris Julios.