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Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - The Sunday Times Bestseller
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- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
26 March 2019
Summary
‘My book of the year. It’s personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now. This is the book I’ve been waiting for - for years’ Benjamin Zephaniah
‘A potent combination of autobiography and political history which holds up a mirror to contemporary Britain’ Independent
‘A history lesson of the kind you should get in school, but don’t’ Stylist
‘Powerful … The kind of disruptive, aggressive inte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473661233 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473661234 |
| Author: | Akala |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 26 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 247g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Part biography, part polemic, this powerful, wide-ranging study picks apart the British myth of meritocracy - Guardian
The kind of disruptive, aggressive intellect that a new generation is closely watching A potent combination of autobiography and political history which holds up a mirror to contemporary Britain - IndependentA history lesson of the kind you should get in school but don’t - StylistAbout The Author
Akala
Akala is a BAFTA and MOBO award-winning hip-hop artist, writer and social entrepreneur, as well as the co-founder of The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company.
With an extensive global touring history, Akala has appeared at numerous festivals both in the UK and internationally, and has led innovative projects in the arts, education and music across South East Asia, Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand.
Akala has also appeared on Channel 4, ITV, MTV, Sky Arts and the BBC promoting his music and poetry, and speaking on wide-ranging subjects from music, race, youth engagement, British/African-Caribbean culture and the arts, with numerous online lectures and performances that have millions of views on YouTube.
More recently known for his compelling lectures and journalism - he has been awarded an honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University and the University of Brighton, written for the Guardian, Huffington Post and the Independent, and spoken for the Oxford Union and TEDx - Akala has gained a reputation as one of the most dynamic and articulate talents in the UK.
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