Name: Finding Home: A Windrush Story
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Author: Howard Gardner
ISBN: 9781914344220

Type

Physical Book

Author

Howard Gardner

Publisher

Jacaranda Books

Language

English

Pages

216

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781914344220

Edition No.

Synopsis "Finding Home: A Windrush Story"

On 24 May 1948, the Empire Windrush sailed from Kingston, Jamaica, to harbour at Tilbury Docks. It carried 1,027 passengers and some stowaways, and more than two thirds of them were West Indies nationals. On 22 June 1948 they disembarked onto the docks, Alford Dalrymple Gardner was among them. Alford's story traverses both the uplifting highs and intolerant lows that West Indian migrants of his generation encountered upon travelling to Britain to forge out a life. From joining the British military during World War II to returning to Jamaica once it was won-only to come back to the UK when the government decided it needed him again-Alford witnessed milestone events of the 20th century that shaped the country he still lives in today. In the context of a supposedly 'post-Imperial' Britain where the lives of West Indian migrants hang precariously on the whims of the Home Office, Alford's heartening testimony is a celebration of those who endured hardships so that generations to come could call this place home.

Howard Gardner

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Howard es profesor de la cátedra de cognición y educación John H. & Elisabeth A. Hobbs en la Graduate School of Education de Harvard y director del Harvard Project Zero. Es Doctor Honoris Causa por varias universidades como Tel Aviv, Princeton y Mc Gill. Ha sido galardonado con el premio de la Fundación John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur además de otros veintiún títulos honoríficos; también es autor de una extensa obra literaria. En 2011, ha sido premiado con el Príncipe de Asturias de Ciencias Sociales.

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