{"product_id":"dwelling-places-postwar-black-british-writing-9780719060540","title":"Dwelling Places Postwar Black British Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the venues of black British literary and cultural production across the postwar period. Extending from central London to the outskirts of Glasgow, the book pursues a \"devolving\" landscape, to consider what an analysis of \"dwelling\" might contribute to the theories of diaspora discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e1. General Introduction\u003cbr\u003eI) Devolving black Britain\u003cbr\u003eii) 'Black': A brief British history\u003cbr\u003eiii) Dwelling and diaspora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Dwelling places\u003cbr\u003eI) Introduction: The 'open door' and the domestic threshold\u003cbr\u003eii) Descending the stairwell\u003cbr\u003eiii) Lyons at the circus\u003cbr\u003eiv) A 'little land' in London: The gate, the arch and the water\u003cbr\u003ev) Conclusion:'A place to retire to…..'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. The street\u003cbr\u003eI) Introduction\u003cbr\u003eii) From basement to pavement\u003cbr\u003eiii) Off-street locations: The Mangrove Restaurant\u003cbr\u003eiv) Rioting and writing: The street and representation\u003cbr\u003ev) Touring the city: The black British flaneur\u003cbr\u003evi) 'Doun de road' : Bluefootedness\u003cbr\u003evii) Brick Lane\u003cbr\u003eviii) Conclusion: Yellowbricklane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Suburbia\u003cbr\u003eI) Introduction: The suburban border\u003cbr\u003eii) Ordinariness, discrepant cosmopolitanism and the Singhs\u003cbr\u003eiii) The Black Country, Birmingham and 'Anita and Me'\u003cbr\u003eiv) Refurbishing suburbia\u003cbr\u003ev) Conclusion: 'here and there…'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. The North\u003cbr\u003eI) Introduction: 'Another country…'\u003cbr\u003eii) Black Britain beyond the centre\u003cbr\u003eiii) Bradford, the Rushdie affair and the re-imagination of landscape\u003cbr\u003eiv) Bradford and the tourist landscape\u003cbr\u003ev) Travelling north: Writing an English journey\u003cbr\u003evi) Conclusion: 'Here'\u003cbr\u003e6. Conclusion: Train stations and travel bags\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037292134743,"sku":"9780719060540","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719060540.jpg?v=1750935190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dwelling-places-postwar-black-british-writing-9780719060540","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}