Race and Riots in Thatcher''s Britain

Through exploration of black British community activism in three geographical case studies, this book argues that the 1980-1 anti-police disturbances should be viewed as 'collective bargaining by riot'. Utilising many original sources, it charts dichotomous attitudes towards public inquiries and discussions of increased political participation.

List of contents

Introduction
1 Resistance to rebellion
2 'No other way to make their points of view known'? St Pauls, Bristol, 2 April 1980
3 Lacking conviction: inquiries and trials after Bristol
4 Escalation: Brixton, 10-12 April 1981
5 'The Brixton Defence Campaign says boycott the Scarman Inquiry'
6 A 'conspicuous success'? Policing Liverpool and Manchester in July 1981
7 'Who the hell's defending if they're going to walk out of here?' The Moss Side Defence Committee
Epilogue: 'Turning point' or 'opportunity lost'? The legacy of 1980-1
Index

About the author

Simon Peplow is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Twentieth Century British History at the University of Warwick

Summary

Through exploration of black British community activism in three geographical case studies, this book argues that the 1980-1 anti-police disturbances should be viewed as ‘collective bargaining by riot’. Utilising many original sources, it charts dichotomous attitudes towards public inquiries and discussions of increased political participation. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Simon Peplow
• Assisted by: John Solomos (Editor), Satnam Virdee (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781526125286
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2528-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Racism, Resistance and Social Change; Racism, Resistance and Social Change; Racism Resistance and Social C; Racism, Resistance and Social
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education