1st Edition

Routledge Revivals: Colour, Culture, and Consciousness (1974) Immigrant Intellectuals in Britain

By Bhikhu Parekh Copyright 1974
    254 Pages
    by Routledge

    254 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1974, this book gives a detailed and thoughtful examination on immigration in Britain, specifying the experiences of non-white intellectuals. In the first section – Viewpoint – each contributor, who was born and raised outside Britain, articulates and analyses the tensions generated by the conflict between his own native culture and that dominant in Britain, and the way in which, and the degree to which, he has coped with them. Each contributor observes English culture, elucidating its distinctive characteristics, and analysing the extent to which he feels sympathetic to them. In the second section – Response – distinguished philosophers, sociologists, and students of English character respond to the problems raised by immigrant intellectuals in their essays. This book is indispensable to everyone interested in creating a peaceful and culturally rich society in Britain.

     

    Acknowledgements; Introduction by Bhikhu Parekh;  Part One: Viewpoint  1. Another Kind of Minority – Dilip Hiro  2. Through a Glass Darkly – J. Ayodele Langley  3. The Spectre of Self-Consciousness – Bhikhu Parekh  4. A Child and A Stranger: On Growing Out of English Culture – Krishan Kumar  5. Alien Gods – A. Sivanandan  6. All Are Consumed – John La Rose  7. And One Khaki – P. Cachia  8. The Metaphysics of Anglicism – Arun Sahay  9. Black Intellectuals in Britain – C.L.R James  Part Two: Response  10. Stranger Upon Earth – Philip Mason  11. Black Intellectuals, Black Bourgeoisie, and Black Workers – John Rex  12. Guests and Visitors – Geoffrey Gorer  13. On Preserving the British Way of Life – John Plamenatz  14. The Immigrant Intellectual – Edward Shils  15. Postscript - Bhikhu Parekh;  Index

    Biography

    Bhikhu Parekh