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These are the hidden histories of Black and Asian communities in Britain

Trade Review
'A thorough history. It recounts the major historical episodes, and includes material on all the main figures, from Olaudah Equiano to Salman Rushdie' -- Commission for Racial Equality
'Very interesting. It enabled me to gain further insight into the difficulties black and Asian people experienced in this country and their own country of origin over a 500-year period' -- RACE: Multi-Cultural Journal

Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue
Part One. The 'Blackamoores' Presence (1500-1900)
1. Africans and Asians in the British Isles (1500-1833)
2. Africans and Asians After Emancipation (1833-1900)
Part Two: Britain and Empire (1900-60)
3. Racism, Empire and Labour
4. Afro-Asian Challenges (Pre-1962)
Part Three. The Empire Within (1956-98)
5. The Migrant Workers' Story
6. Migrants in Transition and Authoritarianism (1960-89)
7. Migrant Communities. Leaders and Groupings (1960-89)
8. Towards the Millennium. Ethnic Minorities in the Nineties
References
Bibliography
Index

Reimaging Britain 500 Years of Black and Asian

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: 20/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9780745315997, 978-0745315997
      ISBN10: 0745315992
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      These are the hidden histories of Black and Asian communities in Britain

      Trade Review
      'A thorough history. It recounts the major historical episodes, and includes material on all the main figures, from Olaudah Equiano to Salman Rushdie' -- Commission for Racial Equality
      'Very interesting. It enabled me to gain further insight into the difficulties black and Asian people experienced in this country and their own country of origin over a 500-year period' -- RACE: Multi-Cultural Journal

      Table of Contents
      Preface
      Prologue
      Part One. The 'Blackamoores' Presence (1500-1900)
      1. Africans and Asians in the British Isles (1500-1833)
      2. Africans and Asians After Emancipation (1833-1900)
      Part Two: Britain and Empire (1900-60)
      3. Racism, Empire and Labour
      4. Afro-Asian Challenges (Pre-1962)
      Part Three. The Empire Within (1956-98)
      5. The Migrant Workers' Story
      6. Migrants in Transition and Authoritarianism (1960-89)
      7. Migrant Communities. Leaders and Groupings (1960-89)
      8. Towards the Millennium. Ethnic Minorities in the Nineties
      References
      Bibliography
      Index

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