From Sylhet to Spitalfields : Bengali Squatters in 1970s East London
by
Shabna Begum
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1913546748
ISBN-13
9781913546748
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Imprint
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 10th, 2023
Print length
232 Pages
Weight
314 grams
Dimensions
14.00 x 21.60 x 2.30 cms
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This book explores the hidden history of the Bengali squatters’ movement. Faced with institutional discrimination in council housing and the existential threat of the National Front, hundreds of Bengali families in 1970s East London decided to squat, taking over entire streets and estates.
With the support of the Race Today collective, squatters formed the Bengali Housing Action Group (BHAG), which organised support and vigilante groups to keep the community safe. Using oral history interviews and archival research, this book looks at the Bengali community’s contribution to this little-known episode of East End history, and how it can inform present-day housing struggles.
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