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Using Zimbabwean communities in Britain as a case study, this book explores how imperial and post-colonial history has shaped and continues to shape African immigrant communities
Analyses why attempts to create a unified diaspora identity by some African immigrant communities proved to be an emotive process which could not conceal historic ethnic or racial tensions and prejudices
Highlights the increasing diversity of African immigrants in Britain, focusing on the dynamics and differences even within the relatively small Zimbabwean community
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book examines why Zimbabwean immigrants in Britain should be viewed as a product of ethno-racial identities and prejudices developed and nurtured during the colonial and post-colonial phases of Zimbabwe’s history. In the absence of shared historic socio-economic or cultural commonalities, the book will tackle the key question: ‘Are Zimbabweans in Britain demarcated by race and ethnicity an imagined community?’ Through an analysis of personal interviews, and secondary and primary sources, it identifies and engages historical experiences that had been instrumental in constructing diasporic identities and integration processes of Zimbabwean immigrants. With most literature tending to create perceptions that Zimbabwean immigrants are a monolithic community of Blacks, the book’s comparative analysis of Blacks, Whites, Coloureds and Asians unveils a multi-racial community fragmented by historic racial and ethnic allegiances and prejudices. It is essential reading for scholars and researchers interested in migration, African Diaspora, and colonial and post-colonial studies.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
Christopher Roy Zembe
About the author
Christopher Roy Zembe is Lecturer in History at De Montfort University, UK. His research interests are the history of migration, colonial and post-colonial legacies and the African diaspora. He has previously published an article in the Journal of Migration History entitled ‘Migrating with Colonial and Post-Colonial Memories: Dynamics of Racial Interactions within Zimbabwe's Minority Communities in Britain’.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Zimbabwean Communities in Britain
Book Subtitle: Imperial and Post-Colonial Identities and Legacies
Authors: Christopher Roy Zembe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89683-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89682-3Published: 28 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07830-0Published: 03 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89683-0Published: 15 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 282
Number of Illustrations: 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social History, History of Sub-Saharan Africa, Migration, History of Britain and Ireland, Ethnicity Studies, Imperialism and Colonialism