Reviews for Work and Community among West African Migrant Workers since the Nineteenth Century

The average rating for Work and Community among West African Migrant Workers since the Nineteenth Century based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-09-02 00:00:00 Suzanne Gray Inside Babylon is a series of essays discussing the varied experiences of Caribbean people in Britain. It spans the whole post-war period and explores many of the challenges faced by Caribbean people. It's one of the most comprehensive books I've read concerning the struggles of black communities in Britain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The book offers an extensive overview of Britain's economy and labour market following the Second World War and paints a broad picture of Britain's social and political landscape before and around 1948, the year hundreds of West Indians first arrived in Essex, London. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One thing I love about the book is its substantial focus on the experiences of black women. It features eye-opening essays discussing intimate partner violence, black women's interactions with the police (I found both of these chapters very interesting) community organising against racism and sexism and patterns of employment. Other sections delve into psychiatric racism, the role of Churchill's conservative government concerning West Indian immigration, the Indo-Caribbean experience and the early years of Notting Hill Carnival. Inside Babylon isn't exclusively focused on the Windrush generation that arrived in Britain in the late 1940s. The book is an honest and in-depth exploration of the struggles of Afro-Caribbean people in Britain. Although it was published in 1993, the struggles it discusses are ongoing and continue to significantly impact black communities today. I learned a lot from this book. It's an important piece of literature concerning our experiences as black British people and black people in Britain.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-09-04 00:00:00 Robert Bayham A waelth of information on slavery, sugar industry and emancipation in the British West Indies.