{"product_id":"9781526154521","title":"The multicultural Midlands","description":"Author: Tom Kew\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526154521\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Multicultural Midlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a unique, interdisciplinary study of the literature, music and food that shape the region's irrepressible, though often overlooked, cultural identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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 book makes a claim for the importance of the Midlands and evidences this with nuanced close reading of a multitude of diverse texts spanning so-called 'high' to 'low' culture; from the Black Country's 'Desi Pubs', to Leicester's 'McIndians' Peri Peri ('you've tried the cowboys, now try the Indians!'); Handsworth's reggae roots to Adrian Mole's diaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920511352990,"sku":"ING-9781526154521","price":83.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526154521.jpg?v=1782822594","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526154521","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}