'It clearly is a text which all students of immigration should read as a basic text.'

Professor John Rex, Journal of Punjab Studies

"A Postcolonial People" is a lively, critical survey of contemporary South Asian Britain that fills a conspicuous gap in the literature. This specially commissioned book combines conceptually innovative analysis with empirically rich studies to map out the diversity of the British Asian way of life. The migration and settlement of South Asians in large numbers in Britain is examined in the context of the postcolonial condition, in which boundaries between the West and Rest, centre and periphery, home and abroad are increasingly blurred. The contributors provide both fresh insights and vital information on the Asian British experience in its socio-economic, historical and cultural dimensions. The topics covered include: identity, the transformation of urban space, policing, healthcare, electoral politics, music, British Asian theatre and cinema.
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A critical survey of contemporary South Asian Britain that fills a gap in the literature. This book combines innovative analysis with empirically rich studies to map out the diversity of the British Asian way of life. The contributors provide insights and information on the Asian British experience in its socio-economic and cultural dimensions.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781850657972
Publisert
2005-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Vekt
562 gr
Høyde
140 mm
Bredde
213 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Redaktør

Om bidragsyterne

Nasreen Ali is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Primary Care, University of Leeds. Virinder Kalra is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester; he is author of From Textile Mills to Taxi Ranks (2000) and co-author of Diaspora and Hybridity (2005). S. Sayyid is University Research Fellow in 'Race', Ethnicity and Postcolonialism in the School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Leeds. He is the author of A Fundamental Fear (2nd edn, 2003).