A01=Simon Peplow
activism
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Simon Peplow
automatic-update
Black British
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HBJD1
Category=HBLW3
Category=HBTB
Category=JBFA
Category=JBSL1
Category=JFFJ
Category=JFSL3
Category=JKSW1
Category=JPW
Category=JPWG
Category=NHD
Category=NHTB
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_bestseller
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
Language_English
PA=Available
policing
political participation
Price_€20 to €50
protest
PS=Active
public inquiries
race
racism
riots
softlaunch
Thatcher
Product details
- ISBN 9781526151681
- Weight: 422g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 03 Nov 2020
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
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 ‘official’ sources when forming historical narratives, it demonstrates the contested value awarded to public inquiries – contrastingly viewed by black Britons as either a method for increased political participation or simply a governmental diversionary tactic.
Simon Peplow is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Twentieth Century British History at the University of Warwick
