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Black 1919
Jacqueline Jenkinson
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Description for Black 1919
Hardcover. The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during the First World War. This book reveals the economic and social causes of the riots and their impact on Britain's relationship with its empire. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a dramatic manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during and in the wake of the First World War. During the riots, crowds of white working-class people targeted black workers, their families and black-owned businesses and property. One of the chief sources of violent confrontation in the run-down port areas was the `colour' bar implemented by the sailors' trades unions campaigning to keep black, Arab and Asian sailors off British ships in a time of ... Read more
The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a dramatic manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during and in the wake of the First World War. During the riots, crowds of white working-class people targeted black workers, their families and black-owned businesses and property. One of the chief sources of violent confrontation in the run-down port areas was the `colour' bar implemented by the sailors' trades unions campaigning to keep black, Arab and Asian sailors off British ships in a time of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846312007
SKU
V9781846312007
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Ref
99-50
About Jacqueline Jenkinson
Jacqueline Jenkinson is Lecturer in History at University of Stirling since 1992. She is author of Scotland's Health 1919-1948 (Monograph no. 2 in the `History of Medicine' series, Peter Lang, Bern, 2002) and Scottish Medical Societies 1731-1939: their history and records (Edinburgh University Press.
Reviews for Black 1919
'The book deserves a wide readership. It will stimulate further debate into the numerous questions raised about race, class and empire.' Reviews in History 'There is simply no rival for its detail and substance ... a substantial addition to the literature of black British history.' Neil Evans, Cardiff University 'With Black 1919, Jacqueline Jenkinson has ... Read more