Multicultural Britain

'Compelling … The book’s deep familiarity with these communities allows Connell to bring to light lives that will be entirely new to the reader.' -- <b><i>History Today</i></b> 'A captivating and insightful history … refreshing.' -- <b><i>Social History</i></b> 'This book comes at a crucial moment in Britain's history. It redefines not only our past, but assembles the ingredients to construct a possible future from the country's maligned and often misunderstood multicultural reality.' -- <b>Johny Pitts, author of <i>Afropean: Notes from Black Europe</i></b> 'An excellent, timely book.' -- <b>Taj Ali, co-editor of <i>Tribune</i> magazine</b> ‘Goes behind the net curtains to give a searing view of the lives and struggles of black and Asian immigrants that laid the foundation of present-day British society. From post-war racism to the rhetoric of Nigel Farage, this is a canvas of British history shaped by Empire. The personal and political blend seamlessly. Essential reading.’ -- <b>Shrabani Basu, author of <i>Victoria & Abdul</i></b> ‘An insightful, captivating and engaging book. By focussing on specific cities, from Bradford to Nottingham, Kieran Connell has written a truly innovative history of multiculturalism.’ -- <b>Ziauddin Sardar, author of <i>Balti Britain</i></b> ‘'Multicultural Britain' is a powerful, compelling, forthright, grounded, and inspiring analysis of how diverse peoples and groups have arrived, settled, adapted, and fundamentally transformed what it means to be British today.’ -- <b>Professor Tahir Abbas, Leiden University, author of <i>Muslim Britain: Communities under Pressure</i></b> ‘Its bursts of colour and insights into daily lives of early multicultural societies… [make it] a worthwhile read on a topic that will remain at the heart of public debate in Britain.’ -- <b><i>The Irish Times</i></b> ‘Kieran Connell’s vividly compelling book makes an epic subject feel immediate and intimate. Written with verve and passion, it yet casts a cold eye on the large historical forces that are in play. Multicultural Britain: A People’s History honours the lives it restores to their proper place in the making of contemporary Britain.’ -- <b>Fintan O’Toole, author of <i>We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958</i></b> 'A compelling read, written with such feeling and scholarship… I have deep admiration for this book.' -- <b>Professor David Dabydeen, broadcaster, writer and ambassador for the Republic of Guyana</b>