{"product_id":"the-forsaken-lover-chris-searle-9781032442051","title":"The Forsaken Lover: White words and black people","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1972, \u003ci\u003eThe Forsaken Lover \u003c\/i\u003edraws upon Chris Searle's experience as an English teacher in a secondary school in Tobago to focus upon the deep problems of identity encountered by black people having to use the white man's language. He shows how the white man's language is primarily interested in vindicating the white man's pride and culture, and denying the black man his true autonomy. Black children are still being educated within a cultural context which denies them their own identity - in order to succeed they must become as white as possible. In \u003ci\u003ethe Forsaken Lover \u003c\/i\u003e(the title comes from a poem written by a West Indian girl). Chris Seale presents a lively and direct account of his experience. The book is full of the children's own writing - poetry, prose, drama - and, by referring to their words, Searle urges the need for change in policies and attitudes of language and education. The immediate context is Caribbean, but the issues are common to all societies where differences of colour, class and environment exist. The book will be of interest to students of race and ethnic relations, education, linguistics and public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Searle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032442050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032442051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.31d","brand":"Chris Searle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129271382271,"sku":"9781032442051","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ddc1d02-8556-497e-b704-13560c9b476b.jpg?v=1687462975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-forsaken-lover-chris-searle-9781032442051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}