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Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain
Ziauddin Sardar
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Description for Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain
Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006. He interweaves throughout an illuminating account of his own life, describing his carefree childhood in Pakistan, his family's emigration to racist 1950s Britain, and his adulthood straddling two cultures. Along the way he asks: are arranged marriages a good thing? Does the term 'Asian' obscure more than it conveys? Do vindaloo and balti actually exist? And is multiculturalism an impossible dream?
Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006. He interweaves throughout an illuminating account of his own life, describing his carefree childhood in Pakistan, his family's emigration to racist 1950s Britain, and his adulthood straddling two cultures. Along the way he asks: are arranged marriages a good thing? Does the term 'Asian' obscure more than it conveys? Do vindaloo and balti actually exist? And is multiculturalism an impossible dream?
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847080820
SKU
KTG0007651
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About Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar was born in Pakistan in 1951 and grew up in East London. He works as a journalist and broadcaster and has published over 40 books, including Desperately Seeking Paradise. He is Visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies at City University, London.
Reviews for Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain
'Energetic and accessible, Balti Britain is a powerful evocation of both the profundity and the myopia of the relationship between South Asia and Albion' Independent 'An erudite and entertaining book and it is its core contention that resonates profoundly: that Asians are not newcomers to Britain or foreigners to be accommodated and tolerated. Rather, the histories of Britain and the ... Read more