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London - Immigrant City (Paperback)
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TRANSLATED BY ALISON McCULLOUGH 'One of the best books on the many
diverse migrations to London . . . revealing the extent to which
the diversity of immigrant origins has had transformative effects -
through food, music, diverse types of knowledge and so much more.
The book is difficult to put it down' Saskia Sassen, The Robert S.
Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, New York 'The
ultimate book about Great Britain's capital' Dagbladet 'One of the
best books of the year! . . . This is a book about what a city is
and can be' Aftenposten Is there a street in London which does not
contain a story from the Empire? Immigrants made London; and they
keep remaking it in a thousand different ways. Nazneen Khan-Østrem
has drawn a wonderful new map of a city that everyone thought they
already knew. She travels around the city, meeting the very people
who have created a truly unique metropolis, and shows how London's
incredible development is directly attributable to the many
different groups of immigrants who arrived after the Second World
War, in part due to the Nationality Act of 1948. Her book reveals
the historical, cultural and political changes within those
communities which have fundamentally transformed the city, and
which have rarely been considered alongside each other. Nazneen
Khan-Østrem has a cosmopolitan background herself, being a
British, Muslim, Asian woman, born in Nairobi and raised in the UK
and Norway, which has helped her in unravelling the city's rich
immigrant history and its constant ongoing evolution. Drawing on
London's rich literature and its musical heritage, she has created
an intricate portrait of a strikingly multi-faceted metropolis.
Based on extensive research, particularly into aspects not
generally covered in the wide array of existing books on the city,
London manages to capture the city's enticing complexity and its
ruthless vitality. This celebration of London's diverse immigrant
communities is timely in the light of the societal fault lines
exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit. It is a sensitive and
insightful book that has a great deal to say to Londoners as well
as to Britain as a whole.
General
Imprint: |
Robinson
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Nazneen Khan-Østrem
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Translators: |
Alison McCullough
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Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4721-4571-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4721-4571-2 |
Barcode: |
9781472145710 |
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