Routledge Revivals: Colour, Culture, and Consciousness (1974) by Bhikhu Parekh

Routledge Revivals: Colour, Culture, and Consciousness (1974) by Bhikhu Parekh

First published in 1974, this book gives a detailed and thoughtful examination on immigration in Britain, specifying the experiences of non-white intellectuals. In the first section – Viewpoint – each contributor, who was born and raised outside Britain, articulates and analyses the tensions generated by the conflict between his own native culture and that dominant in Britain, and the way in which, and the degree to which, he has coped with them. Each contributor observes English culture, elucidating its distinctive characteristics, and analysing the extent to which he feels sympathetic to them. In the second section – Response – distinguished philosophers, sociologists, and students of English character respond to the problems raised by immigrant intellectuals in their essays. This book is indispensable to everyone interested in creating a peaceful and culturally rich society in Britain.

Bhikhu Parekh is a member of the House of Lords and Emeritus Professor at the Universities of Hull and Westminster in the United Kingdom. He has received the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Political Philosophy, the BBC's Special Lifetime Achievement Award, and the President of India's Padma Bhushan.