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Black people have inhabited the British Isles 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 their social life in the modern British Isles. Watershed moments include the rise and commercial circulation of black culture and music, the world wars, the Manchester Pan African Congress, the historic settlement of the Windrush generation and the riots of the 1980s. Luminaries drawn from politics, art and sport appear alongside many pioneers the first Jamaican immigrant to Brixton, Londons first Caribbean Carnival, the first black publican and the first female plumber. Just as important are the everyday experiences and anonymous faces. The ordinary lives of people of African, Caribbean, British and other cultures, captured here, vividly document the countrys difficult and unfinished process of becoming postcolonial. Paul Gilroy is the Anthony Giddens Professor of Social Theory at the London School of Economics. He has written widely on race, culture, nationalism, music and literature. His books include Small Acts and Between Camps .

Author

Gilroy, Paul; Hall, Stuart, 1932-; Getty Images, Inc

Publisher

Saqi Books; Saqi in association with GettyImages

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780863565403

Subjects

History, Social Science, Education

Rating

4.8 / 5 (222 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14