Drawing on her own experiences, wide research and over one hundred interviews, Alibhai-Brown offers a fresh look at such topics as racism, imperialism, immigration and identity politics. Imagining the New Britain offers a startling portrait of the vastly changing face of British citizenship and identity.

Imagining the New Britain

Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin

History

Routledge

Britain has the highest levels of mixed race relationships in the developed world. Nearly half of all Carribean children in this country have one white parent. In many areas there are more mixed race children in care than any other group. Issues of race lie at the heart of "New Britain" and in this title the author gives an analysis of mixed race issues, supplying a history before going on to analyze dilemmas such as guilt, and the absence of social policy. Her book aims to reflect the complex lives of this growing and increasingly visable population.

Mixed Feelings: The Complex Lives of Mixed-Race Britons

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Women's Press, Ltd. (UK)

A warm, personal memoir from one of Britain’s most high-profile and vocal immigrants, this is a mouthwatering exploration of the author’s East African Indian roots through the shared experience of cooking. Through the personal story of Yasmin’s family and the food and recipes they’ve shared together, The Settler’s Cookbooktells the history of the Indian migration to the UK, via East Africa. Her family was part of the mass exodus from India to East Africa during the height of British expansion, fleeing famine and lured by the prospect of prosperity under the imperial regime. In 1972, they were one of the many families expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin who moved to the UK, where Yasmin has made her home with an Englishman. The food she cooks now, in one of the world’s most ethnically-diverse cities, combines the traditions and tastes of her family’s hybrid history. Here you’ll discover how Shepherd’s Pie is much enhanced by sprinkling in some chilli, Victoria sponge can be enlivened by saffron and lime, and the addition of ketchup to a curry can be life-changing.

The Settlers Cookbook: A Memoir of Love, Migration and Food

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Granta UK

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Exotic England: The Making of a Curious Nation

Memoirs

Portobello Books Ltd

Many Muslims worldwide either support or adopt religious veiling, and those who argue against it are often criticized, or worse.
But, according to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, the veil throws up a number of concerns, from questions of health and freedom of choice, to issues of gender and personal identity.
She argues that veiling conceals abuse, propagates eating disorders, and restricts access to sunlight and exercise. It is imposed on babies and young girls, allows women to be shamed for not covering up, and has become associated with extremist factions. It demonizes men, oppresses feminism, and presents obstacles to performance and success. It even encourages racism, distorts Muslim values, and strips women of autonomy and individuality.
Written from a unique perspective, and packed with personal experiences as well as public examples, Yasmin addresses the ultimate question: why Muslim women everywhere should refuse the veil.
Provocations is a groundbreaking new series of short polemics composed by some of the most intriguing voices in contemporary culture. Never less than sharp, intelligent, and controversial, the series provides insightful contributions to some of the most vital discussions in society today.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a journalist, broadcaster, writer, and professor of journalism at Middlesex University. A regular columnist for The Independent and the Daily Mail. She is a past winner of the Orwell Prize for Journalism.

Refusing the Veil (Provocations)

Biteback Publishing