The authors' biography:
I chose to write a critical account on an edited book entitled Fear, Anxiety, and National Identity: Immigration and Belonging in North American and western Europe edited by Nancy Foner and Patrick Simon. As the title indicates, the book is about the relationship that immigrants have with National Identity in western European countries and North America. When I read the title, the thought that came to my mind was that the issues raised and analysed by the authors in the book are current issues especially in this century where the place and role of immigrants has become more important than in the past. For instance, in the United States the Hispanic community has outnumbered the Whites in some states such as California.
I chose to write a critical account on an edited book entitled Fear, Anxiety, and National Identity: Immigration and Belonging in North American and western Europe edited by Nancy Foner and Patrick Simon. As the title indicates, the book is about the relationship that immigrants have with National Identity in western European countries and North America. When I read the title, the thought that came to my mind was that the issues raised and analysed by the authors in the book are current issues especially in this century where the place and role of immigrants has become more important than in the past. For instance, in the United States the Hispanic community has outnumbered the Whites in some states such as California.