Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain
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Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain

Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain

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Ziauddin Sardar (Author)  

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Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006. He interweaves throughout an illuminating account of his own life, describing his carefree childhood in Pakistan, his family's emigration to racist 1950s Britain, and his adulthood straddling two cultures. Along the way he asks: are arranged marriages a good thing? Does the term 'Asian' obscure more than it conveys? Do vindaloo and balti actually exist? And is multiculturalism an impossible dream?
Ziauddin Sardar was born in Pakistan in 1951 and grew up in East London. He works as a journalist and broadcaster and has published over 40 books, including Desperately Seeking Paradise. He is Visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies at City University, London.
  • Contributor: Ziauddin Sardar
  • Imprint: Granta Books
  • ISBN13: 9781847080820
  • Number of Pages: 400
  • Packaged Dimensions: 129x198x26mm
  • Packaged Weight: 287
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Granta Books
  • Release Date: 2009-08-03
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Ziauddin Sardar was born in Pakistan in 1951 and grew up in East London. He works as a journalist and broadcaster and has published over 40 books, including Desperately Seeking Paradise. He is Visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies at City University, London.

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