Lanre Bakare (49 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Urgent, pioneering and alive with energy, this is the story of Black Britain that for too long has been overlooked - the one that exists beyond London**AN OBSERVER, GQ, ESQUIRE AND INEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR**This is the lost story of a hidden Britain. A Black Britain. One that existed outside London and rewrites our idea of British culture.Rocked by economic turmoil, the rise of the National Front, heavy-handed anti-immigration policies and widespread civil unrest, Thatcher's Britain was in tumult. And yet, all around this nation, Black creativity, community and resistance flourished like never before.From Bradford's towering mills and Northern Soul's euphoric dance floors to the multicultural docks of Cardiff Bay and rolling hills of rural Britain, from Rastafarians and rugby stars to artists and activists, Lanre Bakare unearths the overlooked places and people who made Britain what it is today. Alive with energy and purpose, We Were There is a dazzling, profoundly important new portrait of modern Britain and a shared legacy which belongs to us all. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. This is the story of a hidden Britain. A Black Britain. One that existed outside London and forces us to reappraise what it means to be British.'A vital corrective' STEVE MCQUEEN'A revelation' NESRINE MALIK'Necessary and urgent' GUARDIAN'Joyous' GQ**AN OBSERVER, GQ MAGAZINE, ESQUIRE AND INEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR**Rocked by economic turmoil, the rise of the National Front, heavy-handed anti-immigration policies and widespread civil unrest, Thatcher's Britain was in tumult. And yet, all around this nation, Black creativity, community and resistance flourished like never before.From Bradford's towering mills and Northern Soul's euphoric dance floors to the multicultural docks of Cardiff Bay and rolling hills of rural Britain, from Rastafarians and rugby stars to artists and activists, Lanre Bakare unearths the overlooked places and people who made Britain what it is today.Alive with energy and purpose, We Were There is a dazzling, profoundly important new portrait of modern Britain and a shared legacy which belongs to us all.'Genuinely pioneering and transformative' DAVID KYNASTON'An incisive book at an important time' GARY YOUNGE'Vivid, well-written, bracingly readable . an excellent book' SPECTATOR.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. We Were There is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored - the one that exists beyond London.**AN OBSERVER, GQ AND INEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR**'A vital corrective that enhances our understanding of black British history' STEVE MCQUEENFrom the late 1970s to the early 1990s Britain was in tumult: rocked by Margaret Thatcher's radical economic policy, the rise of the National Front, widespread civil unrest. With anti-immigration policies in the political mainstream, Black lives were on the frontline of a racial reckoning. But it was also a time of unrivalled Black cultural creation, organising and resistance. This was the crucible in which modern Britain came into existence.We Were There brings into the spotlight for the first time extraordinary Black lives in once-rich cities now home to failing industries: the foundries of Birmingham, the docks of Liverpool and Cardiff, the mills of Bradford. We are in Wigan, Wolverhampton, Manchester and the green expanse of the British countryside. We meet feminists and Rastafarians, academics and pan-Africanists, environmental campaigners and rugby-league superstars; witness landmark campaigns against miscarriages of justice; encounter radical groups of artists and pioneering thinkers; tread dancefloors that hosted Northern Soul all-nighters and the birth of Acid House.Together, these voices and stories rewrite our idea of Black British culture. London was only ever part of the picture - We Were There is about incorporating a vastly broader range of Black Britons into the fabric of our national story.Alive with energy and purpose, We Were There decisively expands our sense of who we are. Confronting, joyful and thrilling, this is a profoundly important new portrait of modern Britain.'Genuinely pioneering and transformative histories only come along rarely, but Lanre Bakare's . is undoubtedly such' DAVID KYNASTON.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 384 pages. 5.16x1.06x7.80 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. We Were There is a captivating account of a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored - the one that exists beyond London.We Were There is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored - the one that exists beyond London.From the late 1970s to the early 1990s Britain was in tumult- rocked by Margaret Thatcher's radical economic policy, the rise of the National Front, widespread civil unrest. With anti-immigration policies in the political mainstream, Black lives were on the frontline of a racial reckoning. But it was also a time of unrivalled Black cultural creation, organising and resistance. This was the crucible in which modern Britain came into existence.We Were There brings into the spotlight for the first time extraordinary Black lives in once-rich cities now home to failing industries- the foundries of Birmingham, the docks of Liverpool and Cardiff, the mills of Bradford. We are in Wigan, Wolverhampton, Manchester and the green expanse of the British countryside. We meet feminists and Rastafarians, academics and rugby-league superstars; witness landmark campaigns and encounter radical artists and thinkers; tread dancefloors that hosted Northern Soul all-nighters and the birth of Acid House.London was only ever part of the picture - We Were There is about incorporating a vastly broader range of Black Britons into the fabric of our national story.Alive with energy and purpose, We Were There decisively expands our sense of who we are. Confronting, joyful and thrilling, this is a profoundly important new portrait of modern Britain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 384 pages. 6.42x1.38x9.53 inches. In Stock.

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