Our 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. In What's in a Name?, 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. Blending history, memoir and politics, What's in a Name? is a celebration of Britain's rich multiculturalism, an ode to friendship and a testament to all the stories held within our names.
Author(s): Banerjee, Sheela,
Binding: Hardback,
Date of Publication: 03/08/2023,
Pagination: 336 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Sceptre,
Published By: Hodder & Stoughton,
Book Classification: United Kingdom, Great Britain,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781529367591