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

Ron Ramdin

ISBN 10: 1786630656 / ISBN 13: 9781786630650

Editore: Verso Books, London, 2017

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Paperback. This is the first comprehensive historical perspective on the relationship between Black workers and the changing patterns of Britains labour needs. It places in an historical context the development of a small black presence in sixteenth-century Britain into the disadvantaged black working class of the 1980s.The book deals with the colonial labour institutions (slavery, indentureship and trade unionism) and the ideology underlying them and also considers the previously neglected role of the nineteenth-century Black radicals in British working-class struggles.Finally, the book examines the emergence of a Black radical ideology that has underpinned the twentieth-century struggles against unemployment, racial attacks and workplace grievances, among them employer and trade union racism. A classic examination of the role of black working class struggles throughout the twentieth century Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain (Paperback)
• Editore: Verso Books, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1786630656
• ISBN 13: 9781786630650
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

A classic history of the role of Black working-class struggles throughout the twentieth century

In this pioneering history, Ron Ramdin traces the roots of Britain’s disadvantaged black working class. From the development of a small black presence in the sixteenth century, through the colonial labour institutions of slavery, indentureship, and trade unionism, Ramdin expertly guides us through the stages of creation for a UK minority whose origins are often overlooked. He examines the emergence of a black radical ideology underpinning twentieth-century struggles against unemployment, racial attacks and workplace inequality, and delves into the murky realms of employer and trade union racism. First published in 1987, this revised edition includes a new introduction reflecting on events over the past four decades.

Informazioni sull?autore

Ron Ramdin is a historian, biographer and novelist. His previous books include Paul Robeson: The Man and His Mission, The Other Middle Passage and From Chattel-slave to Wage-earner: History of Trade Unionism in Trinidad and Tobago.