Black and British

An updated edition with new material of the acclaimed re-examination of a shared history, telling the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean.

Zusatztext A n erudite exploration of racism and how it continues to mutate . . . it is exhilarating to read a fine mind at work. Informationen zum Autor David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA winning film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester, the author of several books including Black and British , and a columnist for the Observer , the Voice and BBC History Magazine , also writing for the Guardian and the New Statesman . He presents the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time and wrote and presented the multi-award winning BBC series Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners . Klappentext An updated edition with new material of the acclaimed re-examination of a shared history, telling the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean. Zusammenfassung An updated edition with new material of the acclaimed re-examination of a shared history, telling the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section - i: List of Illustrations Section - ii: Preface Introduction - iii: 'Years of Distant Wandering' Chapter - One: 'Sons of Ham' Chapter - Two: 'Blackamoors' Chapter - Three: 'For Blacks or Dogs' Chapter - Four: 'Too Pure an Air for Slaves' Chapter - Five: 'Province of Freedom' Chapter - Six: 'The Monster is Dead' Chapter - Seven: Moral Mission Chapter - Eight: 'Liberated Africans' Chapter - Nine: 'Cotton is King' Chapter - Ten: 'Mercy in a Massacre' Chapter - Eleven: 'Darkest Africa' Chapter - Twelve: 'We are a Coloured Empire' Chapter - Thirteen: 'We Prefer their Company' Chapter - Fourteen: 'Swamped' Section - iv: Conclusion Acknowledgements - v: Acknowledgements Section - vi: Bibliography Section - vii: Notes Index - viii: Index...

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David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA winning film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester, the author of several books including Black and British, and a columnist for the Observer, the Voice and BBC History Magazine, also writing for the Guardian and the New Statesman. He presents the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time and wrote and presented the multi-award winning BBC series Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners.

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Section - i: List of Illustrations Section - ii: Preface Introduction - iii: 'Years of Distant Wandering' Chapter - One: 'Sons of Ham' Chapter - Two: 'Blackamoors' Chapter - Three: 'For Blacks or Dogs' Chapter - Four: 'Too Pure an Air for Slaves' Chapter - Five: 'Province of Freedom' Chapter - Six: 'The Monster is Dead' Chapter - Seven: Moral Mission Chapter - Eight: 'Liberated Africans' Chapter - Nine: 'Cotton is King' Chapter - Ten: 'Mercy in a Massacre' Chapter - Eleven: 'Darkest Africa' Chapter - Twelve: 'We are a Coloured Empire' Chapter - Thirteen: 'We Prefer their Company' Chapter - Fourteen: 'Swamped' Section - iv: Conclusion Acknowledgements - v: Acknowledgements Section - vi: Bibliography Section - vii: Notes Index - viii: Index