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Author:   Peter Fryer ,  Stella Dadzie
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.415kg
ISBN:  

9780745343709

ISBN 10:   0745343708
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 June 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Table of Contents

Foreword by Stella Dadzie Preface Introduction Part I: How Britain Became ‘Great Britain’ 1. Britain and its Empire 2. The Triangular Trade 3. India Plunder De-industrialization 4. The Caribbean from 1834 The Abolition of Slavery Indentured Labour Apprenticeship Britain’s ‘Tropical Farms’ 5. Africa (Other Than Southern Africa) 6. Territories of White Settlement Tasmania Australia New Zealand Southern Africa Indentured Labour 7. Profits of Empire 8. How Black People were Ruled 9. The Empire and the British Working Class Part II: Racism 10. The Concept of ‘Race’ 11. Racism and Slavery 12. Racism and Empire 13. The Reproduction of Racism Historiography Children’s Books Part III: Resistance 14. The Struggle against Slavery 15. The Caribbean after Emancipation 16. India Conclusion Notes and References Suggestions for Further Reading Index

Reviews

'A stimulating book which raises important and often uncomfortable questions' -- International Affairs 'An important contribution to the struggle against racism' -- Race & Class 'An inspiring account of brutal repression and resistance ... Fryer throws the darker side of the empire into graphic relief' -- New Statesman 'Fantastic ... the most important book on Black British history' -- Akala

'A stimulating book which raises important and often uncomfortable questions' -- International Affairs 'An important contribution to the struggle against racism' -- Race & Class 'An inspiring account of brutal repression and resistance ... Fryer throws the darker side of the empire into graphic relief' -- New Statesman 'Fantastic ... covers the most neglected part of Black British history' -- Akala

Author Information

Peter Fryer (1927-2006) was a British writer and journalist, whose coverage of the arrival of citizens from the Caribbean onboard the HMT Empire Windrush led to a deep and long-lasting interest in the histories of Black Britons. In 1984, he wrote the classic book Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Pluto, 2018). Stella Dadzie is best known for her co-authorship of The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain (Virago, 1985) which won the Martin Luther King Award for Literature. She is a founder member of OWAAD (Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent), a national umbrella group that emerged in the late 1970s as part of the British Civil Rights movement. Her latest book is A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance (Verso, 2020).

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