Thom Brooks

Becoming British: UK Citizenship Examined

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Produktbeschreibung

Thom Brooks examines the relationship between immigration and citizenship in order to challenge the popular and political myths that surround this topic. This is a must-read for anyone interested in UK citizenship, policy makers and anyone working in the area.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Biteback Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 137mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9781849549769
• ISBN-10: 1849549761
• Artikelnr.: 43966107

Autorenporträt

Thom Brooks: Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University, a columnist for Newcastle's daily The Journal and one of the UK's leading experts on British citizenship. Brooks passed the citizenship test and became a British citizen in 2011. He is a dual citizen of the UK and United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Immigration rising
Chapter 2 From subject to citizen
Chapter 3 What is Britishness?
Chapter 4 Testing citizenship
Chapter 5 The English question
Chapter 6 The free movement myth
Chapter 7 Love and marriage
Chapter 8 Seeking asylum
Chapter 9 Ending Britishness
Chapter 10 A future for Britishness?
Further reading
Acknowledgments
About the author