Ashley Dawson: 4 books

Book cover of Mongrel Nation

Mongrel Nation

Diasporic Culture and the Making of Postcolonial Britain

by Ashley Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2010

Mongrel Nation surveys the history of the United Kingdom’s African, Asian, and Caribbean populations from 1948 to the present, working at the juncture of cultural studies, literary criticism, and postcolonial theory. Ashley Dawson argues that during the past fifty years Asian and black intellectuals...
Book cover of Extinction

Extinction

A Radical History

by Ashley Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016

Some thousands of years ago, the world was home to an immense variety of large mammals. From wooly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers to giant ground sloths and armadillos the size of automobiles, these spectacular creatures roamed freely. Then human beings arrived. Devouring their way down the food...
Book cover of Extreme Cities

Extreme Cities

The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change

by Ashley Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017

A cutting exploration of how cities drive climate change while being on the frontlines of the coming climate crisis How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves from the coming chaos? In Extreme Cities, Ashley...
Book cover of The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature
by Ashley Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012

In The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature Ashley Dawson identifies the key British writers and texts, shaped by era-defining cultural and historical events and movements from the period. He provides: Analysis of works by a diverse range of influential authors Examination...
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