{"product_id":"were-here-because-you-were-ian-patel-9781839767999","title":"We're Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat are the origins of the hostile environment for immigrants in Britain? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChosen as a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2021 and shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the wedded stories of migration and the end of empire, Ian Sanjay Patel uncovers a forgotten history of post-war Britain. After the Second World War, what did it mean to be a citizen of the British empire and the post-war Commonwealth of Nations? Post-war migrants coming to Britain were soon renamed immigrants in laws that prevented their entry despite their British nationality. The experiences of migrants and the archival testimony of officials and politicians at home and abroad, retold here, define Britain's role in the global age of decolonization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Patel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839767995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839767999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.79d","brand":"Ian Patel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945897132287,"sku":"9781839767999","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ab0004e9-e10c-44ce-8e78-14689eeab86c.jpg?v=1681510383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/were-here-because-you-were-ian-patel-9781839767999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}