The Sikhs in Britain: 150 Years of Photographs - Hardcover

Peter Bance

9780956127020: The Sikhs in Britain: 150 Years of Photographs

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ISBN 10: 0956127029 ISBN 13: 9780956127020

Publisher: Coronet House Publishing Ltd, 2011

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This is the fascinating history of the Sikhs and their contribution to British society from the mid nineteenth century to the present day. With over 250 historical photographs, the majority of them drawn from private collections, the author tells the story of the Sikhs from the first arrival in this country to modern times. The Sikhs were the first community to migrate in large numbers to Britain from the Asian sub-continent. There were four major periods of mass migration 1930s, post-war, 1960s and 1970s and Peter Bance describes stories of individuals, capturing their struggles and successes. We see makeshift places of worship in the early years, the golden days of glory as maharajahs visited British royalty and nobility, convalescing Sikh Soldiers, as well as portraits of marriages, social life and employment, integration and religion. While the initial Sikh migration was male-dominated, as families were left behind while the men established themselves, later photographs show women and children in the flourishing Indian communities of Britain. Sikhs have since continued to make an impact, and here we witness an array of distinguished personalities, whether migrant or born and bred in Britain. From a tartan clad Lord Sikh in a Scottish castle and a veteran record-breaking Adidas-sponsored marathon man to an aspiring international England cricket star. Sikhs have been one of the most successful migrant races to settle into, and contribute to, British society. The book is fabulously illustrated with over 250 colour and sepia images on high quality art paper.

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About the Author

PETER BANCE, is an independent researcher and Sikh historian. He is the author of numerous books on Anglo-Sikh history, specialising on the last Sikh King, Maharajah Duleep Singh, the subject of his very first book. He was nominated as a Sikh Achiever of the Year, and honoured and awarded at Toronto's Centennial Foundation for his work. An authority on the last sovereign of the Punjab, Peter Bance has contributed to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and appeared in documentaries on the subject for BBC1's Inside Out and BBC2's Desi DNA programmes, in addition to Granada TV and The History Channel.

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