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Across Seven Seas and thirteen rivers: Life Stories of Pioneer Sylhetti Settlers in Britain Item Info
- Title:
- Across Seven Seas and thirteen rivers: Life Stories of Pioneer Sylhetti Settlers in Britain
- Description:
- Across Seven Seas and Thirteen Rivers: Life Stories of Pioneer Sylhetti Settlers in Britain was compiled and edited by Catherine Adams and published in 1987 by THAP Books. The book is a historical account of the relationship between Britain and the Bengal region of India in the 19th and 20th centuries. The first part of the book focuses on Bengali men who left home to work at foreign shipping companies (Calcutta Crews, Lascar Seamen) and who settled in London after their contracts expired. The second part of the book describes how those men learned how to live life in England.
- Publisher:
- THAP Books
- Creator:
- Caroline Adams editor
- Contributor:
- Tassaduq Ahmed Mr. Nawab Ali Haji Shirajul Islam Mr. Abdul Malik Haji Kona Miah Mr. Sona Miah Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi Mr. Syed Rasul Mr. Attar Ullah Mr. Hasmat Ullah Mr. Abdul Wahab Caroline Adams
- Date:
- 1987
- Type:
- text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Subjects:
- immigration migration memory culture THAP Books London Bangladesh employment family government labour laws World War II
- Latitude:
- 51.5495289470669
- Longitude:
- -0.120103389800755
- Location:
- London
- Language:
- English
- Is a Part of:
- Trades Union Congress Library Collections, FWWCP Collection, Region 8 London, Box 12
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Across Seven Seas and thirteen rivers: Life Stories of Pioneer Sylhetti Settlers in Britain", Digital Collections, FWWCP
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/fwwcp/items/fwwcp08l12345.html