The enduring legacy of empire: Post-imperial citizenship and national identity(ies) in the United Kingdom

Multiculturalism and Moral Conflict

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 170-191

  Mycock, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203869444     Document Type: Chapter

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