Simon Peplow

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through exploration of black British community activism in three geographical case studies, this book argues that the 1980-1 anti-police disturbances should be viewed as â collective bargaining by riotâ . Utilising many original sources, it charts dichotomous attitudes towards public inquiries and discussions of increased political participation. -- .

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Produktdetails

• Racism, Resistance and Social Change
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9781526151681
• ISBN-10: 1526151685
• Artikelnr.: 58592062

Autorenporträt

Simon Peplow is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Twentieth Century British History at the University of Warwick

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Resistance to rebellion 2 'No other way to make their points
of view known'? St Pauls, Bristol, 2 April 1980 3 Lacking conviction:
inquiries and trials after Bristol 4 Escalation: Brixton, 10-12 April 1981
5 'The Brixton Defence Campaign says boycott the Scarman Inquiry' 6 A
'conspicuous success'? Policing Liverpool and Manchester in July 1981 7
'Who the hell's defending if they're going to walk out of here?' The Moss
Side Defence Committee Epilogue: 'Turning point' or 'opportunity lost'? The
legacy of 1980-1 Index