Cultures of London - Legacies of Migration

One of the most international, culturally diverse cities in the world, London''s social and cultural history is steeped in centuries of migration. This book places migrants at the centre of London''s story, discussing, exploring and celebrating the contribution that they have made to the city from the medieval period to the present day.Structured geographically around five sections, each of which addresses a different area of London (North, East, Central, South and West) this book features essays from a wide range of contributors, some of which examine how migrants have shaped particular places (socially, architecturally, politically), and some of which analyse how they have been imagined and represented within those places and the city more widely. The inclusion of image-led case studies exploring particular buildings, monuments, artists or institutions offers local examples of how migrant communities have made their marks on London in different ways. Using a mixture of in-depth analy