{"product_id":"an-african-in-imperial-london-danell-jones-9781849049603","title":"An African in Imperial London: The Indomitable Life of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor","description":"In a world dominated by the British Empire, and at a time when many Europeans considered black people inferior, Sierra Leonean writer A. B. C. Merriman-Labor claimed his right to describe the world as he found it. He looked at the Empire's great capital and laughed. \u003cbr\u003eIn this first biography of Merriman-Labor, Danell Jones describes the tragic spiral that pulled him down the social ladder from writer and barrister to munitions worker, from witty observer of the social order to patient in a state-run hospital for the poor. In restoring this extraordinary man to the pantheon of African observers of colonialism, she opens a window onto racial attitudes in Edwardian London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn African in Imperial London\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich portrait of a great metropolis, writhing its way into a new century of appalling social inequity, world-transforming inventions, and unprecedented demands for civil rights. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danell Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849049602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849049603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019","brand":"Danell Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125482156287,"sku":"9781849049603","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37ca441c-6993-4355-9e4a-a8cedf5c6947.jpg?v=1687442881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-african-in-imperial-london-danell-jones-9781849049603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}