Windrush - 75 Years of Modern Britain

In 1948 the former troop ship Windrush made the 30-day journey across the Atlantic from Jamaica. The arrival of its 500 passengers, the first generation of Caribbean migrants in the UK, was the initial step in the formation of a new identity: the black Briton. Fifty years later, Mike and Trevor Phillips spoke to those on the Windrush itself, as well as those who followed, to tell the story of Britain in the second half of the twentieth century through the eyes of the outsiders who became insiders. Now updated to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the ship''s voyage and including reflections on its political and cultural legacy in 2023, Windrush is an essential record of this transformative era in British social history.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Phillips, Trevor Phillips, Phillips Trevor
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.06.2023
• EAN: 9780008609702
• ISBN: 978-0-00-860970-2
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Oral History, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Colonialism & imperialism, Migration, immigration & emigration, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Colonialism and imperialism, Relating to Black British Caribbean people, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Black & Asian Studies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Cross-cultural / Intercultural studies and topics, Relating to people of the Caribbean diasporas / heritage