Military Migrants : Fighting for YOUR Country
by
V. Ware
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
ISBN-10
1137467509
ISBN-13
9781137467508
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 15th, 2012
Print length
325 Pages
Weight
430 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 14.00 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Migration, immigration & emigrationEthnic studies
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This is the first book to examine "migrant-soldiers' in the British army and places the phenomenon of Britain's multicultural army in relation to British culture, history and nationalism. It also explores the impact of war on UK society during the 21st Century
The modern British soldier is routinely portrayed as a hero, while military service is represented as a form of sacrifice that requires recognition from society as a whole. The migrant, in the other hand, remains a focus of resentment, more likely to be seen as a scrounger who drains public resources without giving anything in return. In 1998 the British Army began to recruit from Commonwealth countries, a strategy that simultaneously addressed a labour shortage and the new legal obligations to diversify its workforce. This led to the creation of a new category of migrant-soldiers who found themselves lauded as ''heroes'' but stigmatised as ''immigrants'' and ''foreigners''.This book explores the phenomenon of Britain''s multi-national army, a topic that has passed virtually unnoticed in public debates about immigration, citizenship, multiculturalism, national identity and war. In doing so, it poses searching questions about the relationship between the armed services and the society they are charged to defend.
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