1. Africa and Black British Identity -- Duppy Conqueror / Ferdinand Dennis -- The Dancing Face / Mike Phillips -- Feeding the Ghosts / Fred D'Aguiar -- On Symbols and Political Realities -- 2. Islam and Antiracist Politics -- The Black Album / Hanif Kureishi -- Maps for Lost Lovers / Nadeem Aslam -- Brick Lane / Monica Ali -- On Difference and Autonomy -- 3. Multiculturalism and Ethnicity Politics -- Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee / Meera Syal -- Londonstani / Gautam Malkani -- White Teeth / Zadie Smith -- The Nature of Blood / Caryl Phillips -- On Communities and Communication
Summary
A detailed working through of the impact of the political theory and practise of contemporary antiracism in Britain in a selection of novels by black British and British Asian writers
