A Different Hunger
Writings on Black Resistance
Published on 20. March 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-86104-371-2 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of A. Sivanandan's writings looks at the history of black struggles against British racism from the 1940s to the uprisings of Brixton and Toxteth in the 1980s.
Reviews / Votes
'Few writers can claim to have approached so clearly the organic connection between analysis and practice, which is the hallmark of the political intellectual' -- Stuart Hall 'One of the most exciting and controversial political thinkers in Britain' -- GuardianMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86104-371-2 (9780861043712)
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03/1991
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Pluto Press
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Person
A. Sivanandan (1928-2018) is regarded as one of the leading Black political thinkers in the UK. He was Director Emeritus of the Institute of Race Relations and the editor of the revered journal Race and Class. He is the author of countless classics, including Catching History on the Wing (Pluto, 2008) and A Different Hunger (Pluto, 1991). He contributed the foreword to A Suitable Enemy (Pluto, 2009).
Content
Introduction by Stuart Hall
1. From Resistance to Rebellion: Asian and Afro-Caribbean struggles in Britain
2. Black Power: The Politics of Existence
3. Huey Newton and the Black Renascence
4. The Passing of the King
5. Jonathan
6. Angela Davis
7. James Baldwin
8. The Colony of the Colonised
9. Paul Robeson
10. The Liberation of the Black Intellectual
11. Race, Class and the State
12. Grunwick
13. From Immigration Control to 'Induced Repatriation'
14. Imperialism and Disorganic Development in the Silicon Age
15. Race, Class and Caste in South Africa
1. From Resistance to Rebellion: Asian and Afro-Caribbean struggles in Britain
2. Black Power: The Politics of Existence
3. Huey Newton and the Black Renascence
4. The Passing of the King
5. Jonathan
6. Angela Davis
7. James Baldwin
8. The Colony of the Colonised
9. Paul Robeson
10. The Liberation of the Black Intellectual
11. Race, Class and the State
12. Grunwick
13. From Immigration Control to 'Induced Repatriation'
14. Imperialism and Disorganic Development in the Silicon Age
15. Race, Class and Caste in South Africa