Imperial Heartland

by David Holland

Working-class Britons played a crucial role in the pioneering settlement and integration of South Asians in imperial Britain. Using a host of new and neglected sources, Imperial Heartland revises the history of early South Asian immigration to Britain, focusing on the northern English city of Sheffield. Rather than viewing immigration through the lens of inevitable conflict, this study takes an alternative approach, situating mixed marriages and inter-racial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009216198
• ISBN13: 9781009216197
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"