Asians In Britain: 400 Years Of History

by Rozina Visram

This is a comprehensive history of Asians from the Indian subcontinent in Britain. Spanning four centuries, it tells the history of the Indian community in Britain from the servants, ayahs and sailors of the seventeenth century, to the students, princes, soldiers, professionals and entrepreneurs of the 19th and 20th centuries. Rozina Visram examines the nature and pattern of Asian migration; official attitudes to Asian settlement; the reactions and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745313736
• ISBN13: 9780745313733
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 8.5"