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Staying Power

The History of Black People in Britain

by Peter Fryer ...

Staying Power is a panoramic history of black Britons. Stretching back to the Roman conquest, encompassing the court of Henry VIII, and following a host of characters from Mary Seacole to the abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, Peter Fryer paints a picture of two thousand years of Black presence in Britain.First published in the '80s, amidst race riots and police brutality, Fryer's history performed a ... Read more

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Staying Power is a panoramic history of black Britons. Stretching back to the Roman conquest, encompassing the court of Henry VIII, and following a host of characters from Mary Seacole to the abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, Peter Fryer paints a picture of two thousand years of Black presence in Britain.First published in the '80s, amidst race riots and police brutality, Fryer's history performed a
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A Programme of Absolute Disorder

Decolonizing the Museum

by Françoise Vergès ...

Translated by Melissa Thackway ...

“A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition”—Publishers Weekly“An impressive critique of the universal museum as complicit in the damages inflicted by colonial power”—Isaac Julien, artist and filmmaker“Should fascinate anyone interested in social justice, post-colonialism and the arts”—Euronews“Powerful and so relevant”—DiacritikThe Western museum is a bat... ... Read more

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“A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition”—Publishers Weekly“An impressive critique of the universal museum as complicit in the damages inflicted by colonial power”—Isaac Julien, artist and filmmaker“Should fascinate anyone interested in social justice, post-colonialism and the arts”—Euronews“Powerful and so relevant”—DiacritikThe Western museum is a bat...
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Postcolonial Melancholia

by Paul Gilroy ...

Series series The Wellek Library Lectures
In an effort to deny the ongoing effect of colonialism and imperialism on contemporary political life, the death knell for a multicultural society has been sounded from all sides. That's the provocative argument Paul Gilroy makes in this unorthodox defense of the multiculture. Gilroy's searing analyses of race, politics, and culture have always remained attentive to the material conditions of ... Read more

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In an effort to deny the ongoing effect of colonialism and imperialism on contemporary political life, the death knell for a multicultural society has been sounded from all sides. That's the provocative argument Paul Gilroy makes in this unorthodox defense of the multiculture. Gilroy's searing analyses of race, politics, and culture have always remained attentive to the material conditions of
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There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack

by Paul Gilroy ...

Series series Routledge Classics
This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful ... Read more

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This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful
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Selected Writings on Race and Difference

by Stuart Hall ...

Series series Stuart Hall: Selected Writings
In Selected Writings on Race and Difference, editors Paul Gilroy and Ruth Wilson Gilmore gather more than twenty essays by Stuart Hall that highlight his extensive and groundbreaking engagement with race, representation, identity, difference, and diaspora. Spanning the whole of his career, this collection includes classic theoretical essays such as “The Whites of Their Eyes” (1981) and “Race, the ... Read more

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In Selected Writings on Race and Difference, editors Paul Gilroy and Ruth Wilson Gilmore gather more than twenty essays by Stuart Hall that highlight his extensive and groundbreaking engagement with race, representation, identity, difference, and diaspora. Spanning the whole of his career, this collection includes classic theoretical essays such as “The Whites of Their Eyes” (1981) and “Race, the
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Conflicting Humanities

Edited by Professor Rosi Braidotti, Paul Gilroy ...

Series series Theory in the New Humanities
How might we reinvent the humanities? This is the question at the heart of this provocative volume. It is a difficult mission and definitely one which needs to be addressed with increasing urgency. There is no better cast to confront and problematize this question than the contributors to Conflicting Humanities. They are world-renowned thinkers who can tackle the problem as researchers and ... Read more

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How might we reinvent the humanities? This is the question at the heart of this provocative volume. It is a difficult mission and definitely one which needs to be addressed with increasing urgency. There is no better cast to confront and problematize this question than the contributors to Conflicting Humanities. They are world-renowned thinkers who can tackle the problem as researchers and
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Diasporas

Concepts, Intersections, Identities

by Jeffrey Lesser, Homi Bhabha, Peter Mandaville, Terrance Lyons, Claire Dwyer, Manuel Vasquez, Jaine Beswick, Karim H Karim, Doctor Daniela Berghahn, Ian Cook, Tariq Modood, Toshio Watanbe, Paul Gilroy, Doctor Larissa Remennick, Gerd Baumann, Professor Martin Baumann, David Richardson, Professor Robin Cohen, Ulirke Meinhof, Sara Wills, Professor Flemming Christiansen, Junior Professor Doctor Kira Kosnick, Doctor Dibyesh Anand, Sanaz Raji, Anastasia Christou, Juan Flores, Madeleine Wong, Professor Russell King, Pnina Werbner, Susheila Nasta, Doctor James Procter, Helen Gilbert, Victoria Bernal, Avtar Brah, Khachig Tololyan, Peggy Levitt, Marie Gillespie, Philip Crang, Mark Johnson, Nicholas Van Hear, Virinder Kalra, Professor Graham Huggan, Steven Vertovec, Vijay Agnew, Simon Turner, Nadje Sadig Al-Ali ...

Featuring essays by world-renowned scholars, Diasporas charts the various ways in which global population movements and associated social, political and cultural issues have been seen through the lens of diaspora.Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, this collection considers critical concepts shaping the field, such as migration, ethnicity, post-colonialism and cosmopolitanism. It also examines key ... Read more

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Featuring essays by world-renowned scholars, Diasporas charts the various ways in which global population movements and associated social, political and cultural issues have been seen through the lens of diaspora.Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, this collection considers critical concepts shaping the field, such as migration, ethnicity, post-colonialism and cosmopolitanism. It also examines key
... Read more
Migrant Cartographies

New Cultural and Literary Spaces in Post-Colonial Europe

by Angelika Bammer, Rosemarie Buikema, Theo D'Haen, Robert Fraser, Paul Gilroy, Stephen Gundle, Alec Hargreaves, Graham Huggan, Ena Jansen, Tabish Khair, Lourdes Lopez-Ropero, John McLeod, Pamela Pattynama, Mineke Schipper, Meyda Yegenoglu ...

In recent years, Europe has had to constantly rethink and redefine its attitude toward new flows of immigrations. Issues of boundaries and identity have been integral to this reflection. Through a magnificent collection of essays, Migrant Cartographies examines both sites and conflicts and the way in which forms of belonging and identity have been reinvented. With careful analysis and exceptional ... Read more

$46.99 USD

In recent years, Europe has had to constantly rethink and redefine its attitude toward new flows of immigrations. Issues of boundaries and identity have been integral to this reflection. Through a magnificent collection of essays, Migrant Cartographies examines both sites and conflicts and the way in which forms of belonging and identity have been reinvented. With careful analysis and exceptional
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A Programme of Absolute Disorder

Decolonizing the Museum

by Françoise Vergès ...

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

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6 hours 55 min

"A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition" —Publishers Weekly"An impressive critique of the universal museum as complicit in the damages inflicted by colonial power" —Isaac Julien, artist and filmmaker"Should fascinate anyone interested in social justice, post-colonialism and the arts" —Euronews"Powerful and so relevant" —DiacritikThe Western museum is a... ... Read more

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"A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition" —Publishers Weekly"An impressive critique of the universal museum as complicit in the damages inflicted by colonial power" —Isaac Julien, artist and filmmaker"Should fascinate anyone interested in social justice, post-colonialism and the arts" —Euronews"Powerful and so relevant" —DiacritikThe Western museum is a...
... Read more

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Racism: A Very Short Introduction

by Ali Rattansi ...

From subtle discrimination in everyday life and scandals in politics, to incidents like lynchings in the American South, cultural imperialism, and 'ethnic cleansing', racism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society. But what actually is race? How has racism come to be so firmly established? Why do so few people actually admit to being racist? How are race, ethnicity, and ... Read more

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From subtle discrimination in everyday life and scandals in politics, to incidents like lynchings in the American South, cultural imperialism, and 'ethnic cleansing', racism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society. But what actually is race? How has racism come to be so firmly established? Why do so few people actually admit to being racist? How are race, ethnicity, and
... Read more
Colonialism/Postcolonialism

by Ania Loomba ...

Series series The New Critical Idiom
Colonialism/Postcolonialism is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the historical, theoretical and political dimensions of colonial and postcolonial studies.This new edition includes a new introduction and conclusion as well as extensive updates throughout. Topics covered include globalization, new grassroots movements (including Occupy Wall Street), the environmental crisis, and the ... Read more

$42.99 USD

Colonialism/Postcolonialism is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the historical, theoretical and political dimensions of colonial and postcolonial studies.This new edition includes a new introduction and conclusion as well as extensive updates throughout. Topics covered include globalization, new grassroots movements (including Occupy Wall Street), the environmental crisis, and the
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The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies

Edited by Graham Huggan ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive overview of the latest scholarship in postcolonial studies, while also considering possible future developments in the field. Original chapters written by a worldwide team of contritbuors are organised into five cross-referenced sections, 'The Imperial Past', 'The Colonial Present', 'Theory and Practice', 'Across the Disciplines' ... Read more

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The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive overview of the latest scholarship in postcolonial studies, while also considering possible future developments in the field. Original chapters written by a worldwide team of contritbuors are organised into five cross-referenced sections, 'The Imperial Past', 'The Colonial Present', 'Theory and Practice', 'Across the Disciplines'
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