Description
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of Asian settlement in Britain from 1700 to the present day
Trade Review'This excellent book does a great deal to explain how the idea of white supremacy lingers' -- Hanif Kureishi, The Observer
'A lively- and timely- survey of British Indian history' -- Salman Rushdie
'An invaluable resource for academics and journalists who want to study and understand the thriving Asian community in contemporary Britain' -- The Times
'Gripping to read' -- Dilip Hiro, TLS
'A compelling book ... essential reading' -- Farrukh Dhondy, Guardian
'A work of great scholarship, which amply demonstrates the truth of the author's conclusions' -- Wasafiri
'An exceptional introduction to Asian legacy and heritage in Britian' -- Muslim News
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgements
1. A Long Presence
2. Early Arrivals: 1600-1830s
3. A Community in the Making: 1830s-1914
4. Through Indian Eyes: Travellers' Perceptions of Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries
5. Parliamentarians, Revolutionaries and Suffragettes
6. Indians in the First World War
7. Citizens or Aliens? Racism, Repatriation and Passport Control
8. Lascar Activism in Britain 1920-1945
9. Asians in Britain 1919-1947
10. Radical Voices
11. Contributions in the Second World War
12. Conclusions
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
