This collection of essays provides an imaginative international perspective on ways to incorporate black British writing and culture in the study of English lit

Shows how black writers helped to build modern Britain by looking beyond the questions of slavery and abolition.

The Cambridge History of Black and Asian British Writing provides a comprehensive historical overview of the diverse literary traditions impacting on this field

Extending geographically from London to Glasgow James Procter's study explores black literary and cultural production across the post World War Two period. The

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