The Last of the Lascars: Yemeni Muslims in Britain, 1836-2012 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847740359)

"Dr. Seddon has contributed an important and fascinating chapter to the modern history of Britain."--David Waines, emeritus professor of Islamic Studies, Lancaster University, UKOriginally arriving as imperial oriental sailors and later as postcolonial labor migrants, Yemeni Muslims have lived in British ports and industrial cities from the mid-nineteenth century. They married local British wives, established a network of "Arab-only" boarding houses and cafes, and built Britain's first mosques and religious communities.Mohammed Siddique Seddon is lecturer in religious and Islamic studies at the department of theology and religious studies, University of Chester, England.

Author: Mohammed Siddique Seddon
ISBN-10: 1847740359
ISBN-13: 9781847740359
Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Published: 08/12/2014
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/09/2014