The multicultural Midlands

The multicultural MidlandsThe multicultural Midlands is a unique, interdisciplinary study of the literature, music and food that shape the regions irrepressible, though often overlooked, cultural identity. It is the first of its kind to give serious critical attention to a part of the world which is frequently ignored by readers, critics and the culture industries.

this study of the Anglo/ Indian silk trade shows the complexity of the Empire by linking usually disparate histories

This book explores ‘thrift’ through its moral

in the signs of play and the evidence of first attempts to learn practical crafts

” Essays address from multiple perspectives—prophetic

internal balance(s) of power

organised around a framework for understanding the different questions and perspectives of antagonists

greatly affecting the course of the long Second World War

A source reader covering the first twenty years (1377-97) of Richard II’s reign

the reader is made aware of the changing tastes of audiences

the pieces collected here offer a snapshot of critical debate in fashion

its meaning

Investigating a series of cutting-edge acoustic experiments in twentieth-century Britain