# We're Here Because You Were There

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- Book: [We're Here Because You Were There](https://www.bookquiver.com/ian-patel/were-here-because-you-were-there) ([We're Here Because You Were There.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ian-patel/were-here-because-you-were-there.md))
- Authors: [Ian Patel](https://www.bookquiver.com/ian-patel)
- Publisher: verso
- ISBN: 978-18-3976-799-9
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2022-10-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

What are the origins of the hostile environment for immigrants in Britain? Chosen as a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2021 and shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 In the wedded...