Multicultural Britain av Kieran Connell

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<p>Between the end of the Second World War and the early twenty-first century, Britain became multicultural. This vivid book tells that remarkable story. Kieran Connell, an historian of Irish and German heritage who grew up in Balsall Heath, inner-city Birmingham, takes readers into multicultural communities across Britain at key moments in their development.</p><p>Journeying far beyond London, <em>Multicultural Britain</em> explores the messy contradictions of the country¿s transition into today¿s diverse society. It reveals the ordinary people who have forged Britain¿s multiculturalism; skewers public leaders, from Enoch Powell to Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher, who have too often weaponised race for their own political ends; and shines a light on the shifting nature of British racism, revealing its enduring day-to-day impact on ethnic-minority groups.</p><p>Between postcolonial reckonings and immigration anxieties, how people live together in Brexit Britain remains an urgent que