From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook.
In this unique book he
From the first time he was stopped & searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers
- race & class have shaped Akala's life & outlook.
In this unique book he takes his own experiences & widens them out to look at the social, historical & political factors that have left us where we are today.
Covering everything from the police, education & identity to politics, sexual objectification & the far right, Nativesspeaks directly to British denial & squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race & class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain's racialised empire.
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781473661233
• Author: Akala
• Publisher: Two Roads
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3cm