This book analyses Muslim integration into English society from the
1960s to the 1990s. The author argues that, contrary to common
narratives built around a sudden transformation during the Rushdie
affair, religious identity was of great importance to English
Muslims throughout this period. The study also considers what the
experiences of Muslim communities tell us about British
multiculturalism. With chapters which consider English Muslim
experiences in education, employment, and social services, British
multiculturalism is shown to be a capacious artifice, variegated
across and within localities and resistant to periodization. It is
understood as positing separate ethnic communities, and serving
these communities with special provisions aimed ultimately at
integration. It is argued moreover to have developed its own
momentum, limiting the efficacy of 21st century "backlashes"
against it. Muslim Communities in England 1962-90 will be of
interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines,
including sociology, history and politics.
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