{"product_id":"staying-power-9780745338309","title":"Staying Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe classic history of black people in Britain, an epic story that spans the Roman conquest to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Encyclopedic, courageous and passionately written there is no more important and no more ground breaking a book on Black British history than \u003cem\u003eStaying Power\u003c\/em\u003e. Everyone who has researched or written on the subject since its publication in 1984 owes something to Fryer'\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Olusoga, author of 'Black and British: A Forgotten History'\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful' -- Lenny Henry\u003cbr\u003e'Rare in its mastery' -- CLR James\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating account of the growth of the black community in Britain over the past centuries' -- Guardian\u003cbr\u003e'For this retrieval of the lost histories of black Britain Mr Fryer has my deep gratitude. An invaluable book, which manages the rare feat of combining scholarship with readability' -- Salman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Gary Younge\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction by Paul Gilroy\u003cbr\u003e  Preface\u003cbr\u003e  1. 'Those Kinde of People'\u003cbr\u003e  2. 'Necessary Implements'\u003cbr\u003e  3. Britain's Slave Ports\u003cbr\u003e  4. The Black Community Takes Shape\u003cbr\u003e  5. Eighteenth-Century Voices\u003cbr\u003e  6. Slavery and the Law\u003cbr\u003e  7. The Rise of English Racism\u003cbr\u003e  8. Up from Slavery\u003cbr\u003e  9. Challenges to Empire\u003cbr\u003e  10. Under Attack\u003cbr\u003e  11. The Settlers\u003cbr\u003e  12. The New Generation\u003cbr\u003e  Appendices\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Suggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404315730263,"sku":"9780745338309","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745338309.jpg?v=1730486074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/staying-power-9780745338309","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}