{"product_id":"9781529367591-whats-in-a-name","title":"What's in a Name?","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFriendship, Identity and History in Modern Multicultural Britain: A New Statesman Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sharp and timely examination of Britain's history, through the prism of something intimate and everyday - everyone's name tells a story, no matter how ordinary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly enlightening book . at times moving, at others ironic, full of insights and detail'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ekaleidoscopic portrait of the UK . with insight and compassion'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur names are so mundane that we barely notice them. Yet each contains countless stories of tradition and belonging - be that a legacy of colonialism or persecution, the desire to fit in, or the complex cultural inheritance from one's parents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhat's in a Name?\u003c\/i\u003e, Sheela Banerjee unravels the personal histories of friends and family through their names. And while tracing their heritage across centuries and continents - from west London to British India, and from 1960s Jamaica to pre-Revolutionary Russia - Sheela also tells the story of twentieth-century immigration to the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending history, memoir and politics, \u003ci\u003eWhat's in a Name?\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of Britain's rich multiculturalism, an ode to friendship and a testament to all the stories held within our names.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebsolutely fascinating . t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe stories woven into this superb book will stay with me for a long time. I cannot recommend it highly enough'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePriscilla Morris, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e compelling combination of personal stories and social histories, told with great heart, wit and detail'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreeti Dhillon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shoulders We Stand On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40874013851745,"sku":"9781529367591","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29772888.jpg?v=1725734604","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529367591-whats-in-a-name","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}