Multicultural Britain : a people's history
Connell, Kieran2024
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Between the end of the Second World War and the early 21st century, Britain became multicultural. This vivid book tells that remarkable story. Kieran Connell, an historian of Irish and German heritage who grew up in Balsall Heath, inner-city Birmingham, takes readers into multicultural communities across Britain at key moments in their development. Journeying far beyond London, this book explores the messy contradictions of the country's transition into today's diverse society. It reveals the ordinary people who have forged Britain's multiculturalism; skewers public leaders, from Enoch Powell to Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher, who have too often weaponised race for their own political ends; and shines a light on the shifting nature of British racism, revealing its enduring day-to-day impact on ethnic-minority groups.
Main title:
Multicultural Britain : a people's history / Kieran Connell.
Author:
Connell, Kieran, author
Imprint:
London : Hurst & Company, 2024.
Collation:
395 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781911723516 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2835400
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