What's in a Name?

Friendship, Identity and History in Modern Multicultural Britain: A New Statesman Book of the Year

Sheela Banerjee (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2024
Sceptre (Verlag)
978-1-5293-6760-7 (ISBN)

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A sharp and timely examination of Britain's history, through the prism of something intimate and everyday - everyone's name tells a story, no matter how ordinary

WINNER OF THE EASTERN EYE AWARD FOR NON-FICTION

'A brilliantly enlightening book'
Michael Rosen

'A kaleidoscopic portrait of the UK'
Irish Times

'I cannot recommend it highly enough'
Priscilla Morris, author of Black Butterflies

OUR NAMES OUR SO MUNDANE WE HARDLY NOTICE THEM. Yet behind each one lie countless stories: of belonging and persecution, colonialism and resistance, cultural inheritance and conflicted identity.

In this intimate exploration of British multiculturalism, Sheela Banerjee traces the personal histories of friends and family through their names. Spanning centuries and continents - from west London to India, 1960s Jamaica to pre-Revolutionary Russia - What's in a Name? is a remarkable ode to friendship and a vital celebration of Britain's diverse history.

Sheela Banerjee is a writer and academic. She grew up mainly in Hayes, west London, and in India. She was a programme-maker for the BBC and Channel 4 for many years before leaving TV to do a PhD on ghosts in modernist literature. What's in a Name? is her first book.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.08.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	128 x 196 mm
Gewicht	240 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-5293-6760-3 / 1529367603
ISBN-13	978-1-5293-6760-7 / 9781529367607
Zustand	Neuware