Race and Riots in Thatcher's Britain
This powerful and original book locates the anti-police violence that spread across England in 1980-1 within a longer struggle against racism and disadvantage faced by black Britons, which had seen a growth in more militant forms of resistance since the Second World War. It explains these disturbances as 'collective bargaining by riot' - attempts to increase political inclusion by this marginalised group. Through case studies of Bristol, Brixton and Manchester, the book explores the actions of community organisations in the aftermath of disorders. Highlighting the political activities of black Britons and the often-problematic reliance upon '…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5261-5168-1
- EAN: 9781526151681
- Produktnummer: 33486716
- Verlag: Manchester University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.6 cm 443 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 443
Über den Autor
Simon Peplow is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Twentieth Century British History at the University of Warwick
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