{"product_id":"from-scottsboro-to-munich-race-and-political-culture-in-1930s-britain-9780691141862","title":"From Scottsboro to Munich  Race and Political","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresenting a portrait of engaged, activist lives in the 1930s, this book features a global network of individuals and organizations that posed challenges to the racism and colonialism of the era. It positions race at the center of the British, imperial, and transatlantic political culture of the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pennybacker's meticulous work examines the confluence of antislavery, anticolonial, and antifascist activities in 1930s Britain. The British, appalled by the oppression of African Americans in the Jim Crow South, identified brutality against nonwhites as a peculiarly American sort of repression.\"--Choice \"[T]his is an indispensable book for anybody seeking a deeper understanding of the racial politics of 1930s Britain, and their place within broader global historical and geographical networks of advocacy and engagement.\"--Daniel Wittall, Basa \"From Scottsboro to Munich is strongly recommended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in 20th-century history and politics.\"--Charles H. Ford, Journal of African American History \"This is an intricate and important history that no review can recount in all its complexity. It suggests not only the value of taking historical writing beyond the confines of the nation but also some of the narrative trials that await both writers and readers of this new transnational history.\"--Andrew Zimmerman, Journal of Southern History \"The book adds much detail and nuance to the already well-known tragedy of the divided European left in the interwar years... The reader finishes this complex and depressing tale persuaded that, as the author argues, racial and imperial politics prove essential in understanding the 1930s.\"--Laura Tabili, Journal of Modern History \"From Scottsboro to Munich draws on a wide range of archival sources, including much Comintern and Profintern material that has recently become available from Moscow. It also shows a particular and welcome sensitivity to mixed media of expressive culture. The framing of its disparate and, again, contradictory subject is generally very sharp.\"-- James Smethurst, African American Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures vii  Acknowledgments ix  Abbreviations xv  Introduction 1  Chapter 1: Ada Wright and Scottsboro 16  Chapter 2: George Padmore and London 66  Chapter 3: Lady Kathleen Simon and Antislavery 103  Chapter 4: Saklatvala and the Meerut Trial 146  Chapter 5: Diasporas: Refugees and Exiles 200  Chapter 6: A Thieves' Kitchen, 1938-39 240  Conclusion 265  Chronology 275  Notes on Sources 279  Notes 283  Glossary 341  Bibliography 353  Index 371","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403768668503,"sku":"9780691141862","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691141862.jpg?v=1730484486","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-scottsboro-to-munich-race-and-political-culture-in-1930s-britain-9780691141862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}