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Black People in the British Empire

Fryer, Peter
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780745343709
Publisert
2021
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
415 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
Trade, 01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter
Fryer, Peter
Foreword by
Dadzie Stella

Biographical note

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).

Black People in the British Empire

Fryer, Peter
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk
Fryer, Peter
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk
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<p>'Fantastic … the most important book on Black British history’</p>

- Akala, author of 'Natives' (Two Reads, 2018),

<p>'As this sequel to <em>Staying Power</em> demonstrates so succinctly, there is no separate entity called 'black history’, just versions and perspectives that have been air-brushed out of the official narrative. Britain's history is littered with gaping holes - hidden histories and her-stories that have yet to be told or unearthed. In drawing our attention to the experience of countless subjugated people who were deemed part of its sprawling empire, Peter Fryer has shown, once again, that he has earned his credentials'</p>

- Stella Dadzie, co-author of 'The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain' (Virago, 1985), and winner of the the Martin Luther King Award for Literature,

<p>'An inspiring account of brutal repression and resistance ... Fryer throws the darker side of the empire into graphic relief'</p>

- New Statesman,

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<p>'An important contribution to the struggle against racism'</p>

- Race & Class,

<p>'A stimulating book which raises important and often uncomfortable questions'</p>

- International Affairs,

'Fantastic … the most important book on Black British history’ - Akala Black People in the British Empire is a challenge to the official version of British history. It tells the story of Britain's exploitation and oppression of its subject peoples in its colonies, and in particular the people of Africa, Asia and Australasia Peter Fryer reveals how the ideology of racism was used as justification for acquiring and expanding the Empire; how the British Industrial Revolution developed out of profits from the slave trade; and how the colonies were deliberately de-industrialised to create a market for British manufacturers. In describing the frequency and the scale of revolts by subject peoples against slavery and foreign domination - and the brutality used in crushing them - Peter Fryer exposes the true history of colonialism, and restores to Black people their central role in Britain's past.
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The follow-up to Peter Fryer's modern classic, Staying Power
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
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'Fantastic … the most important book on Black British history’

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<p>'Fantastic … the most important book on Black British history’</p>

- Akala, author of 'Natives' (Two Reads, 2018),

<p>'As this sequel to <em>Staying Power</em> demonstrates so succinctly, there is no separate entity called 'black history’, just versions and perspectives that have been air-brushed out of the official narrative. Britain's history is littered with gaping holes - hidden histories and her-stories that have yet to be told or unearthed. In drawing our attention to the experience of countless subjugated people who were deemed part of its sprawling empire, Peter Fryer has shown, once again, that he has earned his credentials'</p>

- Stella Dadzie, co-author of 'The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain' (Virago, 1985), and winner of the the Martin Luther King Award for Literature,

<p>'An inspiring account of brutal repression and resistance ... Fryer throws the darker side of the empire into graphic relief'</p>

- New Statesman,

Se alle

<p>'An important contribution to the struggle against racism'</p>

- Race & Class,

<p>'A stimulating book which raises important and often uncomfortable questions'</p>

- International Affairs,

'Fantastic … the most important book on Black British history’ - Akala Black People in the British Empire is a challenge to the official version of British history. It tells the story of Britain's exploitation and oppression of its subject peoples in its colonies, and in particular the people of Africa, Asia and Australasia Peter Fryer reveals how the ideology of racism was used as justification for acquiring and expanding the Empire; how the British Industrial Revolution developed out of profits from the slave trade; and how the colonies were deliberately de-industrialised to create a market for British manufacturers. In describing the frequency and the scale of revolts by subject peoples against slavery and foreign domination - and the brutality used in crushing them - Peter Fryer exposes the true history of colonialism, and restores to Black people their central role in Britain's past.
Les mer
The follow-up to Peter Fryer's modern classic, Staying Power
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
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'Fantastic … the most important book on Black British history’

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780745343709
Publisert
2021
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
415 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
Trade, 01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter
Fryer, Peter
Foreword by
Dadzie Stella

Biographical note

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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