{"product_id":"learie-constantine-and-race-relations-jeffrey-hill-9781350168749","title":"Learie Constantine and Race Relations in Britain and the Empire","description":"Who was Learie Constantine? And what can he tell us about the politics of race and race relations in 20th-century Britain and the Empire? Through examining the life, times and opinions of this Trinidadian cricketer-turned-politician, \u003ci\u003eLearie Constantine and Race Relations in Britain and the Empire\u003c\/i\u003eexplores the centrality of race in British politics and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike conventional biographical studies of Constantine, this unique approach to his life, and the racially volatile context in which it was lived, moves away from the 'good man' narrative commonly attributed to his rise to pre-eminence as a spokesman against racial discrimination and as the first black peer in the House of Lords. Through detailing how Constantine's idea of 'assimilation' was criticized, then later rejected by successive activists in the politics of race, Jeff rey Hill off ers an alternative and more sophisticated analysis of Constantine's contributions to, and complex relationship with, the fight against racial inequalities inherent in British domestic and imperial society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350168742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350168749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Jeffrey Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941616025855,"sku":"9781350168749","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5eaa33a4-d3e7-44ad-811a-e595840a9dbf.jpg?v=1681453958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learie-constantine-and-race-relations-jeffrey-hill-9781350168749","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}