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The first anthology of primary material interdisciplinary study of the history of the South Asian presence in Britain over the period 1870-1950, it selects a wide range of official and non-official archival sources. and identifies four key areas of South Asian impact â minority rights, war, culture and reception, and representation. -- .

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'In a time when questions of Britishness and belonging have arguably never been so contested, in an environment when both sides seem happy to make their arguments unburdened by evidence South Asians and the Shaping of Britain is essential reading.'
Sarfraz Manzoor, the Telegraph, 21 May 2013

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Table of Contents

Preface (Elleke Boehmer and Susheila Nasta)
Chronology of events
Introduction (Ruvani Ranasinha)
1. Equality of ctizenship (Rehana Ahmed)
2. Britain’s forgotten volunteers: South Asian contributions to the Two World Wars (Florian Stadtler)
3. Textual culture and reception (Ruvani Ranasinha)
4. Representations and display (Sumita Mukherjee)
Afterword (Rozina Visram)
Select bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/01/2013
      ISBN13: 9780719085130, 978-0719085130
      ISBN10: 719085136

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first anthology of primary material interdisciplinary study of the history of the South Asian presence in Britain over the period 1870-1950, it selects a wide range of official and non-official archival sources. and identifies four key areas of South Asian impact â minority rights, war, culture and reception, and representation. -- .

      Trade Review

      'In a time when questions of Britishness and belonging have arguably never been so contested, in an environment when both sides seem happy to make their arguments unburdened by evidence South Asians and the Shaping of Britain is essential reading.'
      Sarfraz Manzoor, the Telegraph, 21 May 2013

      -- .

      Table of Contents

      Preface (Elleke Boehmer and Susheila Nasta)
      Chronology of events
      Introduction (Ruvani Ranasinha)
      1. Equality of ctizenship (Rehana Ahmed)
      2. Britain’s forgotten volunteers: South Asian contributions to the Two World Wars (Florian Stadtler)
      3. Textual culture and reception (Ruvani Ranasinha)
      4. Representations and display (Sumita Mukherjee)
      Afterword (Rozina Visram)
      Select bibliography
      Index

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