| Accent on Privilege: English Identities and Anglophilia in the U.S. Contributor(s): Jones, Katharine W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566399017 ISBN-13: 9781566399012 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: In this look at the complexities of immigration, Accent on Privilege asks how race and class are constructed through the eyes of native and immigrant. Katharine Jones investigates how British immigrants live in the United States, and how their status as foreigners is created by both American Anglophilia and the ways they perform their identities as "proper" Britons in their host country. Jones looks at the cultural aspects of this performance: how Brits play up their accents, "British reserve, " sense of humor and fashion, even the way they drink beer. Given the affinity between Great Britain and the U.S., many British people living in the country do not even consider themselves immigrants. This unique and singular relationship between the U.S. and its immigrants offers an important new understanding of the paradoxes of how class, identity, and race are formed in the U.S. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 305.821 |
| LCCN: 2001027686 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.72" W x 11.26" (0.88 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work asks how race and class are constructed through the eyes of native and immigrant. It covers how British immigrants live in the US, and how their status as foreigners is created by both American Anglophilia and the ways they perform their identities as proper Britons in their host country. It looks at the cultural aspects of this performance: how Brits play up to their accents, British reserve, sense of humour and fashion, even the way they drink beer. Given the affinity between Great Britain and the USA, many British people living in the country do not even consider themselves immigrants. This relationship between the USA and its immigrants offers an important understanding of the paradoxes of how class, identity, and race are formed in the USA. |