Windrush (1948) and Rivers of Blood (1968)
This volume looks at Britain since 1948 – the year when the Empire Windrush brought a group of 492 hopeful Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom. “Post-war Britain†may still be the most common label attached to studies in contemporary British history, but the contributors to this book believe that “post-Windrush Britain†has an explanatory power which is equally useful. T...
This volume looks at Britain since 1948 – the year when the Empire Windrush brought a group of 492 hopeful Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom. “Post-war Britain†may still be the most common label attached to studies in contemporary British history, but the contributors to this book believe that “post-Windrush Britain†has an explanatory power which is equally useful. T...