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Black Star: Britain´s Asian Youth Movements
Anandi Ramamurthy
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Description for Black Star: Britain´s Asian Youth Movements
Paperback. Tells the history of Britain's Asian Youth Movements from the 1970s and 1980s and shows their importance in creating today's multiracial Britain. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Black Star documents the vibrant Asian Youth Movements in 1970s and 80s Britain who struggled against the racism of the street and the state. Anandi Ramamurthy shows how they drew inspiration from Black Power movements as well as anti-imperialist and workers' struggles across the globe.
This book is populated by landmark events in anti-racist struggle, from the Grunwick strike, to the Handsworth riots, and the acquittal of the Bradford 12. Ramamurthy writes of the evolution of a politicised Asian youth in Britain, focussing particularly on how the struggle to make Britain 'home' led to the conception ... Read more
Black Star documents the vibrant Asian Youth Movements in 1970s and 80s Britain who struggled against the racism of the street and the state. Anandi Ramamurthy shows how they drew inspiration from Black Power movements as well as anti-imperialist and workers' struggles across the globe.
This book is populated by landmark events in anti-racist struggle, from the Grunwick strike, to the Handsworth riots, and the acquittal of the Bradford 12. Ramamurthy writes of the evolution of a politicised Asian youth in Britain, focussing particularly on how the struggle to make Britain 'home' led to the conception ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
290g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745333489
SKU
V9780745333489
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Ref
99-50
About Anandi Ramamurthy
Anandi Ramamurthy is a Reader in Post-Colonial Cultures and Senior Lecturer in Media here at Sheffield Hallam University. She is the author of Imperial Persuaders (Manchester University Press, 2003) and Black Star (Pluto, 2013).
Reviews for Black Star: Britain´s Asian Youth Movements
'An absolute triumph'
Professor John Hutnyk, Goldsmiths College, University of London 'This fascinating account ... reclaims an important chapter in the history of the struggle of working-class Black communities against racism in Britain'
Amrit Wilson, author of Dreams Questions Struggles 'We can only hope that young people and their parents, of whatever ethnicity, demand this book is included ... Read more
Professor John Hutnyk, Goldsmiths College, University of London 'This fascinating account ... reclaims an important chapter in the history of the struggle of working-class Black communities against racism in Britain'
Amrit Wilson, author of Dreams Questions Struggles 'We can only hope that young people and their parents, of whatever ethnicity, demand this book is included ... Read more