{"product_id":"many-struggles-hakim-adi-9780745347653","title":"Many Struggles: New Histories of African and Caribbean People in Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful showcase of the most exciting work happening in Black British History and a rousing call to action. Essential reading!'\u003c\/b\u003e--Christienna Fryar, historian of Britain and the Caribbean\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A forceful revolt against Eurocentric history and imperialist nostalgia, this illuminates the everyday lives and interconnected freedom struggles of generations of Black people in Britain, particularly Black women. An indispensable resource'--\u003c\/b\u003eW. Chris Johnson, University of Toronto\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'They can destroy our landing cards, but they'll never erase our history! Packed with lucid, rigorous and groundbreaking new research, this is essential reading'--\u003c\/b\u003eKevin Searle, editorial board, \u003ci\u003eHistory Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The history of African and Caribbean people in Britain is centuries long. Although integral to and indivisible from 'British history.' it is usually treated as a footnote - or forgotten altogether. But with the flourishing of the Black Lives Matter uprisings, and fierce debates around the legacies of colonialism, a renewed hunger for the recovery of this history has come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Edited by leading historian Hakim Adi, \u003ci\u003eMany Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e includes contributions from various emerging historians and scholar-activists. Covering the sixteenth to the late twentieth centuries, the book reveals the long history of African and Caribbean people in Britain. Drawing on new archival research, \u003ci\u003eMany Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes often-neglected themes such as local histories, women, gender, and political activism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHakim Adi\u003c\/b\u003e was the first person of African heritage to be appointed a professor of history in Britain and currently teaches at the University of Chichester. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eAfrican and Caribbean People in Britain: A History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWest Africans in Britain 1900-1960, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePan-Africanism: A History\u003c\/i\u003e. He has made numerous documentary film, television and radio appearances and is included in the book \u003ci\u003e100 Great Black Britons\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hakim Adi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745347657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745347653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 1.40d","brand":"Hakim Adi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159543050495,"sku":"9780745347653","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a4f2c11-2915-4978-8017-a0a5cfe8a2c8.jpg?v=1689083230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/many-struggles-hakim-adi-9780745347653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}