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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum International Publishing, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.895041
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AhmedRehana MukherjeeSumita
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: South Asian Resistances in Britain, 1858-1947
• ISBN: 1-283-38049-8; 9786613380494; 1-4411-2577-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461821203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II