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According to one recent commentator modern nation states seem to offer minorities the status of (a) complete assimilation or (b) despised difference or exclusion (Asad, 1990b). While this argument may seem somewhat overstated it is also reflective of an on-going struggle in contemporary societies, including Britain, over the definition of who belongs and who does not.
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© 1993 John Solomos
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Solomos, J. (1993). Race, Culture and Social Change. In: Race and Racism in Britain. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22911-6_11
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