Shades of Black: Assembling Black Arts in 1980s Britain (Bailey David A.)(Paperback)

Shades of Black: Assembling Black Arts in 1980s Britain (Bailey David A.)(Paperback)

In the 1980s--at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities--the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This richly illustrated

David Bailey: Bailey's East End (Bailey David)(Paperback)

'The idea for a book on the East End formed sometime in the 1980s. The London Docks had already closed down or were starting to. I chose to shoot mainly in the districts of Silvertown and Canning Town. I have over the years spent many weekends shooting whatever took my fancy. The other two times I

Black and British - A Forgotten History (Olusoga David)(Paperback / softback)

'[A] comprehensive and important history of black Britain . . . Written with a wonderful clarity of style and with great force and passion.' - Kwasi Kwarteng, Sunday Times In this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the rich and revealing story of

The Heart of the Race: Black Women's Lives in Britain (Bryan Beverley)(Paperback)

A powerful document of theday-to-day realities of Black women in Britain The Heart of the Race powerfully records what life is like for Black women inBritain: grandmothers drawn to the promise of the 'mother country' in the 1950stalk of a different reality; young girls describe how their

Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Fryer Peter)(Paperback)

'A fascinating account of the growth of the black community in Britain over the past centuries.'--Guardian 'For this retrieval of the lost histories of black Britain, Mr. Fryer has my deep gratitude. An invaluable book.'--Salman Rushdie Staying Power is a panoramic history of black Britons. First

Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s (Bebbington David W.)(Paperback)

This major textbook is a newly researched historical study of Evangelical religion in its British cultural setting from its inception in the time of John Wesley to charismatic renewal today. The Church of England, the Church of Scotland and the variety of Nonconformist denominations and sects in

Black Artists in British Art: A History Since the 1950s (Chambers Eddie)(Paperback)

*First history of Black artists & black art in Britain *Black british artists like Ofili & McQueen are very popular and highly respected. *Students on a variety of courses and general readers will want to read

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain (Greensted Mary)(Paperback)

Mary Greensted tells the story of the birth and development of the Arts and Craft movement in Britain with the help of numerous illustrations showing the buildings, furniture, metalwork, and the people who influenced it. The movement was concerned with the revival of traditional crafts, and a

A History of Britain: 1945 to Brexit (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

In 2016, Britain stunned itself and the world by voting to pull out of the European Union, leaving financial markets reeling and global politicians and citizens in shock. But was Brexit really a surprise, or are there clues in Britain's history that pointed to this moment? In A History of Britain:

The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, Alchemy, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages (Cavendish Richard)(Paperback)

The Classic Study of the Occult Reintroduced in a 50th Anniversary Edition The Black Arts is a fascinating and wonderfully readable exploration of the practice, theory, and underlying rationale of magick and occultism in all its branches, including witchcraft, spells, numerology, astrology,

The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain (Ramdin Ron)(Paperback)

A classic history of the role of Black working-class struggles throughout the twentieth century This is the first comprehensive historical perspective on the relationship between Black workers and the changing patterns of Britain's labour needs. It places in an historical context the development of

Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement (Florvil Tiffany N.)(Paperback)

In the 1980s and 1990s, Black German women began to play significant roles in challenging the discrimination in their own nation and abroad. Their grassroots organizing, writings, and political and cultural activities nurtured innovative traditions, ideas, and practices. These strategies

How the Streets Were Made: Housing Segregation and Black Life in America (Bailey Yelena)(Paperback)

In this book, Yelena Bailey examines the creation of 'the streets' not just as a physical, racialized space produced by segregationist policies but also as a sociocultural entity that has influenced our understanding of blackness in America for decades. Drawing from fields such as media studies,

Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (Ford Tanisha C.)(Paperback)

From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, black women have used their clothing, hair, and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against

Black Feelings: Race and Affect in the Long Sixties (Corrigan Lisa M.)(Paperback)

In the 1969 issue of Negro Digest, a young Black Arts Movement poet then-named Ameer (Amiri) Baraka published 'We Are Our Feeling: The Black Aesthetic.' Baraka's emphasis on the importance of feelings in black selfhood expressed a touchstone for how the black liberation movement grappled with

Rejoice! Rejoice! - Britain in the 1980s (Turner Alwyn W.)(Paperback / softback)

An acclaimed history of the biggest, brashest and most tumultuous decade in recent British

1980s Childhood (Tait Derek)(Paperback / softback)

What it was like to grow up in 1980s Britain, from the Cold War to Duran Duran. This book combines memories, original documents and photos from that

Tribes of Britain (Miles David)(Paperback / softback)

Confessions of a Non-Violent Revolutionary: Bean Stew, Blisters, Blockades, and Benders: The True Story of a Peace Activist in Thatcher's Britain (Savory Chris)(Paperback)

Britain in the 1980s--strikes, the dole, IRA bombings, CND demos, poll tax riots, vegetarian food, radical feminism, and an international build-up of weapons guaranteeing 'mutually assured destruction.'Rejecting the privileges that life offers him, Chris Savory seeks to redress wider injustices in

Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 (Kynaston David)(Paperback / softback)

The groundbreaking series that will tell the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the coming of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 as never

Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts (Taylor W. David O.)(Paperback)

How do the arts in worship form individuals and communities?Every choice of art in worship opens up and closes down possibilities for the formation of our humanity. Every practice of music, every decision about language, every use of our bodies, every approach to visual media or church buildings

In Churchill's Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain (Cannadine David)(Paperback)

With In Churchill's Shadow, David Cannadine offers an intriguing look at ways in which perceptions of a glorious past have continued to haunt the British present, often crushing efforts to shake them off. The book centers on Churchill, a titanic figure whose influence spanned the century. Though he

Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (Nash David)(Paperback)

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie

The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain (Spence Lewis)(Paperback)

2018 Reprint of 1945 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. In this fascinating, scholarly study, author and folklorist Lewis Spence provides a researched account of occult beliefs and practices in Celtic Britain, including the origins of