Class, ethnicity and religion in the Bengali East End : a political history

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glynn, Sarah, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bengali (South Asian people)--England--London.

Bengali (South Asian people).

England--London.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This exploration of one of the most concentrated immigrant communities in Britain combines a fascinating narrative history, an original theoretical analysis of the evolving relationship between progressive left politics and ethnic minorities, and an incisive critique of political multiculturalism. It recounts and analyses the experiences of many of those who took part in over six decades of political history that range over secular nationalism, trade unionism, black radicalism, mainstream local politics, Islamism and the rise and fall of the Respect Coalition.

Contents:

Introduction

Sailors, students and settlers

Desher Dak - 'The Call of the Homeland'

Joi Bangla! - 1971

British Bangladeshis

Socialism on stony ground

Black radicalism and separate organisation

Bengalis in the council chamber

Mobilisation through Islam

The respect experiment

Diverging paths.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 19, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78170-743-X