LEADER 03795nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910454791103321 005 20220204235538.0 010 $a1-84964-520-5 010 $a0-585-42606-6 035 $a(CKB)111056486518414 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933807 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000235101 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11176167 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235101 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10246960 035 $a(PQKB)10060982 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386426 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386426 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480007 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987605 035 $a(OCoLC)923333047 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486518414 100 $a19990525d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReimaging Britain$b[electronic resource] $efive hundred years of Black and Asian history /$fRon Ramdin 210 $aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. $cPluto Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (396 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-1599-2 311 $a0-7453-1600-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The 'Blackamoores'' presence (1500-1900) -- pt. 2. Britain and empire (1900-62) -- pt. 3. The empire within (1956-98). 330 $bA full understanding of Black and Asian history within the British context is integral to achieving a truly multicultural Britain. In this landmark book, Ron Ramdin offer the first complete history of both the Black and Asian experience in Britain Blacks and Asians have a long history in the British Isles. Ramdin illustrates this by covering a 500-year period, from 1500 to the present day. He recounts the major historical episodes and covers all the major figures, including Ottobah Cugoano, William Cuffay, William Davidson, George Padmore, Mary Seacole, C.L.R. James, V.S. Naipaul, Sam Selvon, Walter Tull, Shirley Bassey, Bill Morris, Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureshi and Bernie Grant.In bringing the largely hidden histories of these immigrant communities to the fore, Ron Ramdin's wide-ranging study challenges conventional histories of the British Isles. Reimaging Britain will lead to a reappraisal of how 'British' history is written in the future. '500 years of Black and Asian History is 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 informing and interesting to read. 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'...a comprehensive historical overview.'International Review of Social History 606 $aBlack people$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aEast Indians$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aWest Indians$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aImmigrants$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aAfricans$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aAsians$zGreat Britain$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xEmigration and immigration$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xRace relations$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBlack people$xHistory. 615 0$aEast Indians$xHistory. 615 0$aWest Indians$xHistory. 615 0$aImmigrants$xHistory. 615 0$aAfricans$xHistory. 615 0$aAsians$xHistory. 676 $a305.8/00941/0904 700 $aRamdin$b Ron$0917170 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454791103321 996 $aReimaging Britain$92056194 997 $aUNINA