Black Handsworth: race in 1980s Britain

"This book takes the reader inside the pubs, churches, political organizations, and social clubs of a black community in 1980s Britain. It shows how, for both the Windrush generation and their British-born children, the diasporic inheritance was a core cultural and political influence. In Hands...

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Beteilige Person: Connell, Kieran 1985- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oakland, California University of California Press [2019]
Schriftenreihe:Berkeley series in British studies 15
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Zusammenfassung:"This book takes the reader inside the pubs, churches, political organizations, and social clubs of a black community in 1980s Britain. It shows how, for both the Windrush generation and their British-born children, the diasporic inheritance was a core cultural and political influence. In Handsworth, an inner-city area of Birmingham, residents looked out across the black Atlantic in order to navigate the many inequalities of the locale. In the context of Britain's enduring inability to come to terms with the legacies of empire, a black transnational sensibility emerged as a powerful feature of its urban landscapes. Black Handsworth is one compelling chapter in the much wider, unfinished story of the making of post-colonial Britain"...Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:xiii, 220 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780520300682
9780520300668