Product Description

People of African and Caribbean descent have inhabited Great Britain for centuries. Eminent professor Paul Gilroy, renowned for his work exploring the social and cultural dimensions of British blackness and black Britishness, has assembled a living visual history of blacks in the British Isles. Spanning over two hundred years, this is an unprecedented collection featuring over two hundred and fifty photographs, with an introduction and commentary by Gilroy, and a foreword by scholar Stuart Hall.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9909 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Paul Gilroy is the Anthony Giddens Professor of Social Theory at the London School of Economics. His other books include There Ain't No Black In The Union Jack, The Black Atlantic and After Empire. Stuart Hall is a visionary theorist of culture, race and ethnicity. His other books include Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse, Resistance Through Rituals and Questions of Cultural Identity.

Customer Reviews

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I thought this book was informative and the pictures in the book were a reflection of what was written. It is exactly what the title say - a photographic history. It is a book I will keep for a long time and something that I can show my children.

I shall be purchasing another copy for my parents who will love it.

A must have!
This book is superb. It chronicles the 'arrival' and 'settlement' of black people in Britain from the earliest settlers to the mass immigration heralded by the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks in 1948. It then moves on to how these settlers became part of the fabric of British society overcoming many obstacles to achieve a tacit acceptance. As well as displaying superb photographs, which many people will not have had opportunity to see before, it contains thoughtful commentaries. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it lives on my coffee table! I intend to buy further copies for my family and friends whom I know will enjoy it just as much as I.

wonderful
I saw this book on sale at the Imperial War Museum and decided this was a must have. I would love to find out what happened to many of the people shown, especially the old sword swallower living in a rock den in Wales and the twin boy boxers who grew up in a Barnardos home. Beautiful pictures - some painful - but a must.