Its bursts of colour and insights into daily lives of early multicultural societies [ make it] a worthwhile read on a topic that will remain at the heart of public debate in Britain. -- The Irish Times 'Compelling The books deep familiarity with these communities allows Connell to bring to light lives that will be entirely new to the reader.' -- History Today 'A captivating and insightful history refreshing.' -- Social History 'I hope [ this book] leads to a wider debate about the issues [ Connell] raises and discusses.' * The Muslim World Book Review * Kieran Connells vividly compelling book makes an epic subject feel immediate and intimate. Written with verve and passion, it yet casts a cold eye on the large historical forces that are in play. Multicultural Britain: A Peoples History honours the lives it restores to their proper place in the making of contemporary Britain. -- Fintan OToole, author of We Dont Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 'This book comes at a crucial moment in Britain's history. It redefines not only our past, but assembles the ingredients to construct a possible future from the country's maligned and often misunderstood multicultural reality.' -- Johny Pitts, author of Afropean: Notes from Black Europe 'An excellent, timely book.' -- Taj Ali, co-editor of Tribune magazine Goes behind the net curtains to give a searing view of the lives and struggles of black and Asian immigrants that laid the foundation of present-day British society. From post-war racism to the rhetoric of Nigel Farage, this is a canvas of British history shaped by Empire. The personal and political blend seamlessly. Essential reading. -- Shrabani Basu, author of Victoria & Abdul 'A compelling read, written with such feeling and scholarship I have deep admiration for this book.' -- Professor David Dabydeen, broadcaster, writer and ambassador for the Republic of Guyana An insightful, captivating and engaging book. By focussing on specific cities, from Bradford to Nottingham, Kieran Connell has written a truly innovative history of multiculturalism. -- Ziauddin Sardar, author of Balti Britain 'Multicultural Britain' is a powerful, compelling, forthright, grounded, and inspiring analysis of how diverse peoples and groups have arrived, settled, adapted, and fundamentally transformed what it means to be British today. -- Professor Tahir Abbas, Leiden University, author of Muslim Britain: Communities under Pressure
