The first anthology of its kind, this timely collection brings together a diverse range of black British literatures, essays and documents from across the post-war period within a single volume. Spanning half a century, this rich archive of representations includes South Asian, African and Caribbean cultural production by both leading and lesser-known artists, critics and commentators: . Sam Selvon Salman Rushdie George LammingHanif Kureishi Stuart Hall Linton Kwesi JohnsonCaryl Phillips Paul Gilroy Meera SyalKobena Mercer James Berry E. R. BraithwaiteWilson Harris Farrukh Dhondy V. S. NaipaulBen Okri Wole Soyinka Hazel CarbyKamau Braithwaite Isaac Julien C. L. R. JamesDick Hebdige A. Sivanandan Buchi EmechetaLouise Bennett Grace Nichols Jackie Kay. Directed at a truly interdisciplinary market, accommodating popular and 'high' cultural materials from across the disciplines of literature, film, photography, history, sociology, politics, Marxism, feminism, cultural and communications studies. Situated and contextualised within accessible historical and cultural frameworks and incorporating lucid introductions, a detailed chronology and extensive bibliography.