Riotous citizens ethnic conflict in multicultural Britain - Bagguley, Paul (Ashgate, 2008)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Theorizing crowds, riots and public disorder -- The riots of 2001 : an overview and comparison of Oldham, Burnley and Bradford -- Accounts of how the Bradford riot began -- Diversity, motivations and targets : the dynamics of a crowd of citizens -- "Take me to your leader" : reflections on power, "race" and the politics of rioting -- "Outsiders in our own country" : the interpersonal consequences of rioting -- Disciplined and punished : strategic repression and the shaming of a community -- Citizenship, generation and ethnic identity -- The emergence of community cohesion
In 2001 Britain saw another summer of rioting in its cities, with violent uprisings in Oldham, Burnley and Bradford. Linking original empirical research with a sophisticated conceptual analysis, this book explores the reasons for those riots and explains why they mark a new departure in Britain's racial politics