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Book SynopsisTells the history of Britain's Asian Youth Movements from the 1970s and 1980s and shows their importance in creating today's multiracial Britain.
Trade Review'An absolute triumph' -- Professor John Hutnyk, Goldsmiths College, University of London
'This fascinating account ... reclaims an important chapter in the history of the struggle of working-class Black communities against racism in Britain' -- Amrit Wilson, author of Dreams Questions Struggles
'We can only hope that young people and their parents, of whatever ethnicity, demand this book is included in the school and college curriculum. It shows that, even before the 'war on terror' and Islamophobia, South Asian communities needed to engage in a defensive war on a neo-fascist and state terror that was relentlessly visited upon them' -- Gus John, Red Pepper
'An important book in reminding us that the Asian community has played an important role in the history of the Left in Britain and the principles of solidarity and self determination are key to creating organisations that will undermine the sense of hopelessness that is endemic in society today' -- Lipstick Socialist
'Offers readers the prequel to the ongoing debate on Islam and Muslims in Britain today, the historical context of which is too often ignored' -- Sarah Hackett, The Journal of Modern History
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
List of Illustrations
1. Introduction
2. The Birth of the Youth Movements
3. The Movement Spreads
4. A Heterogenous Collectivity
5. Campaigning against the Immigration Laws
6. Self Defence is no Offence: The Bradford 12
7. The Later Youth Movements
8. New Organisations and New Identities
9. The Asian Youth Movements and Politics Today
Bibliography
Notes
Index
