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    100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great (inbunden, eng)

    Beautifully-illustrated and written, this lively, engaging book celebrates the lives of talented individuals who came to the UK and built a...
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      Beautifully-illustrated and written, this lively, engaging book celebrates the lives of talented individuals who came to the UK and built a sparkling new life here.

      From Hans Holbein to Marie Tussaud, Mary Seacole to Mo Farah, find out the real stories of people recognizable to children and adults alike, and other quieter individuals, who have shaped our lives from business to food to medicine.

      Discover how:
      • Refugee Michael Marks founded Marks & Spencer
      • Banker Charles Yerkes built the London Underground
      • Scientist Ernst Chain developed life-saving penicillin
      • Activist Claudia Jones launched the Notting Hill Carnival

      Each individual is celebrated with an original illustration and a short biography.

      Many showed grit to make their mark on Britain after fleeing persecution or war abroad. All achieved their success through talent and hard work.

      100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is a stirring gift for any teenager curious about how modern Britain came into being.

      Many of them featured in arrived in Britain penniless, knowing little or no English.

      They achieved success through their hard work and ingenuity – and their legacies shape society. Without Michael Marks, we wouldn’t have Marks & Spencer. Without Stelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics.



      Without so many others featured in this book, the United Kingdom would be drastically different and immeasurably poorer.

      Each entry contains an original illustration and a profile of each individual and their incredible achievements.

      This book is an ideal accompaniment to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Great Black Britons and Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World.

      Here are the inspirational individuals featured in 100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great:
      Ade Adepitan, athlete and TV presenter
      Alan Yau, restaurateur
      Alec Issigonis, car designer
      Alek Wek, model
      Alf Dubs, politician
      András Schiff, pianist and conductor
      Anish Kapoor, sculptor
      Anna Freud, psychoanalyst
      Arthur Wharton, footballer
      Barbara Cooper, RAF officer
      Bernard Katz, physician
      Bushra Nasir, headteacher
      Carlos Acosta, ballet dancer
      Caroline Herschel, astronomer
      Charles Kao, physicist and engineer
      Charles Yerkes, financier
      Charlotte Auerbach, geneticist
      Claudia Jones, journalist and activist
      Claus Moser, statistician
      Connie Mark, campaigner
      Deborah Doniach, immunologist
      Dennis Gabor, physicist and engineer
      Dietrich Küchemann, engineer
      Doreen Lawrence, campaigner
      Edith Bülbring, scientist
      Emma Orczy, novelist and playwright
      Erich Reich, entrepreneur
      Ernst Chain, scientist
      Ernst Gombrich, author
      Eugène Rimmel, perfumer
      Fanny Eaton, model
      Freddie Mercury, pop singer
      George Frideric Handel, composer
      George Weidenfeld, publisher
      Gina Miller, entrepreneur and activist
      Graeme Hick, cricketer
      Hans Holbein, painter
      Hans Krebs, scientist
      Harry Gordon Selfridge, retailer
      Henry Wellcome, scientist
      Ida Copeland, politician
      Ida Freund, academic
      Ira Aldridge, actor and playwright
      Iris Murdoch, novelist
      Isaiah Berlin, philosopher
      Jacob Epstein, sculptor
      Jimi Hendrix, musician
      Joan Armatrading, musician
      Johanna Weber, engineer
      John Barnes, footballer
      John Edmonstone, footballer
      Joseph Conrad, author
      Joseph Rotblat, physicist
      Judith Kerr, author
      Karan Bilimoria, entrepreneur
      Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot
      Krystyna Skarbek, wartime spy
      Kylie Minogue, pop singer
      Lew Grade, broadcaster
      Lucian Freud, painter
      Ludwig Goldscheider, publisher
      Ludwig Guttmann, neurologist
      Magdi Yacoub, heart surgeon
      Malala Yousafzai, campaigner
      Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer
      Margaret Busby, publisher and editor
      Marie Tussaud, entrepreneur
      Mary Prince, campaigner
      Mary Seacole, nurse
      Maureen Dunlop de Popp, pilot
      Michael Marks, retailer
      Mo Farah, athlete
      Mona Hatoum, artist
      Montague Burton, retailer
      Moses Montefiore, banker
      Nasser Hussain, cricketer
      Oscar Nemon, scupltor
      Parveen Kumar, doctor
      Peter Porter, poet
      Prince Albert, royal consort
      Raheem Sterling, footballer
      Richard Rogers, architect
      Sake Dean Mahomed, surgeon
      Shanta Pathak, entrepreneur
      Sislin Fay Allen, police officer
      Solly Zuckerman, military adviser
      Stelios Haji-Ioannou, entrepreneur
      Steve Shirley, entrepreneur
      Stuart Hall, academic
      TS Eliot, poet
      Tessa Sanderson, athlete
      Trevor McDonald, newscaster
      Valerie Amos, lawyer and politician
      Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, biologist
      Vera Atkins, wartime spy
      Violette Szabo, wartime spy
      William Butement, scientist
      Yasmin Qureshi, politician and barrister
      Yvonne Thompson, entrepreneur
      Zaha Hadid, architect

      The introduction is by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator.

      Buy the book to see what she says about the contribution of immigrants to the UK


      Format Inbunden
      Omfång 208 sidor
      Språk Engelska
      Förlag Canbury Press
      Utgivningsdatum 2024-09-12
      ISBN 9781914487460

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      • Format Inbunden
      • Antal sidor 208
      • Språk Engelska
      • Utgivningsdatum 2024-09-12
      • ISBN 9781914487460
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