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Postcolonial People: South Asians in Britain
S. Sayyid
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Description for Postcolonial People: South Asians in Britain
Paperback. A critical survey of contemporary South Asian Britain that fills a gap in the literature. This book combines innovative analysis with empirically rich studies to map out the diversity of the British Asian way of life. The contributors provide insights and information on the Asian British experience in its socio-economic and cultural dimensions. Editor(s): Ali, N.; Kalra, V.S. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 508.
"A Postcolonial People" is a lively, critical survey of contemporary South Asian Britain that fills a conspicuous gap in the literature. This specially commissioned book combines conceptually innovative analysis with empirically rich studies to map out the diversity of the British Asian way of life. The migration and settlement of South Asians in large numbers in Britain is examined in the context of the postcolonial condition, in which boundaries between the West and Rest, centre and periphery, home and abroad are increasingly blurred. The contributors provide both fresh insights and vital information on the Asian British experience in its socio-economic, ... Read more
"A Postcolonial People" is a lively, critical survey of contemporary South Asian Britain that fills a conspicuous gap in the literature. This specially commissioned book combines conceptually innovative analysis with empirically rich studies to map out the diversity of the British Asian way of life. The migration and settlement of South Asians in large numbers in Britain is examined in the context of the postcolonial condition, in which boundaries between the West and Rest, centre and periphery, home and abroad are increasingly blurred. The contributors provide both fresh insights and vital information on the Asian British experience in its socio-economic, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850657972
SKU
V9781850657972
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99-50
About S. Sayyid
Nasreen Ali is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Primary Care, University of Leeds. Virinder Kalra is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester; he is author of From Textile Mills to Taxi Ranks (2000) and co-author of Diaspora and Hybridity (2005). S. Sayyid is University Research Fellow in 'Race', Ethnicity and Postcolonialism in ... Read more
Reviews for Postcolonial People: South Asians in Britain
'It clearly is a text which all students of immigration should read as a basic text.'
Professor John Rex, Journal of Punjab Studies
Professor John Rex, Journal of Punjab Studies