ASIANS IN BRITAIN by Visram, Rozina ISBN 0745313736
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This revised text provides an account of the Indian community in Britain. Spanning three centuries, it tells their history, from the indentured servants of the 17th century to the princes, professionals, students, conscript soldiers and refugees of the 20th century.
The only single-volume comprehensive history of the Asian community in Britain; The author's first book, Ayahs, Lascars and Princes was both critically acclaimed and a strong seller; Accessibly Written - a lively mixture of vignette, colourful characterisation, compelling detail; In this new, groundbreaking book, distinguished author Rozina Visram offers an extensively researched, comprehensive study of the story of the Indian and Pakistani community in Britain over four centuries. Beginning in 1600, the book considers changing patterns of Asian settlement, ranging from the indentured servants of the seventeenth century to the princes, professionals, students, conscript soldiers and refugees of the twentieth century. Drawing on primary resources and declassified government documents, Visram examines official attitudes towards Asian migration; the reactions and perceptions of the British people; and the social, cultural and political lives of the Asians themselves. This imaginative and detailed investigation asks what it would have been like for an Asian to live in Britain, in the heart of an imperial metropolis, and documents the anti-colonial struggle by Asians and their allies in the UK. An invaluable contribution to our understanding of the origins of the many different communities that make up contemporary Britain.
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[edit] Title
ASIANS IN BRITAIN
[edit] Author
Visram, Rozina
[edit] ISBN
0745313736
[edit] Published
12/04/2002
[edit] Publisher
Pluto Press
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
17.99 (GBP)
[edit] Typical Price Online
16.19 (GBP)
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