{"product_id":"multicultural-britain-9781911723516","title":"Multicultural Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the end of the Second World War and the early twenty-first 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourneying far beyond London, \u003cem\u003eMulticultural Britain\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween postcolonial reckonings and immigration anxieties, how people live together in Brexit Britain remains an urgent que\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C Hurst \u0026 Co Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49414488424791,"sku":"9781911723516","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781911723516.jpg?v=1730523787","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/multicultural-britain-9781911723516","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}