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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789871003321

Titolo

South Asian Resistances in Britain, 1858-1947 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rehana Ahmed and Sumita Mukherjee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum International Publishing, 2012

ISBN

1-283-38049-8

9786613380494

1-4411-2577-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AhmedRehana

MukherjeeSumita

Disciplina

305.895041

Soggetti

South Asians - Great Britain - Economic conditions

South Asians - Great Britain - History - 19th century

South Asians - Great Britain - History - 20th century

South Asians - Great Britain - Social conditions

Great Britain Race relations History 19th century

Great Britain Race relations History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume offers an alternative way of conceiving the history of Britain by excavating and exploring the numerous ways in which South Asians in Britain engaged in radical discourse and political activism from 1858 to 1947, before their more permanent migration and settlement. The book focuses on a tumultuous period of resistance against the backdrop of high imperialism under the reign of Victoria, through the turmoil of two World Wars and Partition in 1947. As well as addressing resistances against empire and hierarchies of race, the authors investigate how South Asians in Britain mobilized