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From Farms to Foundries: An Arab Community in Industrial Britain

Contributor(s): Chambers, Helen (Editor), Searle, Kevin (Author)

ISBN: 9783039119349

Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers

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Pub Date: November 27, 2009

Dewey: 305.8927

LCCN: 2009036508

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 232 pages

Series: Cultural Identity Studies

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Description: Yemenis constitute the oldest group of Muslim settlers in Britain. They laboured in Britain's seafaring towns in the early twentieth century, and played an essential, yet little-known, role in her industrial heartlands after World War II. This book explores the intersections of the themes of racism, class and resistance in the life-stories of Yemeni former steelworkers in Sheffield, Britain's major steel-producing city. These main biographical themes are examined within the broader context of post-war British history. The work utilises a life-story approach, and is dependent on the narratives of the former steelworkers, thus giving an original and highly readable perspective on racism and resistance in post-war Britain.

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