Format:
xii, 139 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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22 cm
ISBN:
9781526127396
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1526127393
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9781526127372
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1526127377
Series Statement:
Racism, resistance and social change
Content:
'The Commonwealth is much too common for me': another 1968 -- The world in Wolverhampton -- Reverberations from 'Rivers of Blood' -- Resistance in the schools and on the buses -- A 'monstrous reputation': remembering Enoch Powell.
Content:
"Fifty years ago Enoch Powell made national headlines with his 'Rivers of Blood' speech, warning of an immigrant invasion in the once respectable streets of Wolverhampton. This local fixation brought the Black Country town into the national spotlight, yet Powell's unstable relationship with Wolverhampton has since been overlooked. Drawing from interviews and archival material, this book offers a rich local history through which to investigate the speech, bringing to life the racialised dynamics of space during a critical moment in British history. What was going on beneath the surface in Wolverhampton and how did Powell's constituents respond to this dramatic moment? The research traces the ways in which Powell's words reinvented the town and uncovers highly contested local responses. While Powell left Wolverhampton in 1974, the book returns to the city to explore the collective memories of the speech which continue to reverberate. In a contemporary period of new crisis and national divisions, revisiting the shadow of Powell allows us to reflect on racism and resistance from 1968 to today"--Back cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781526127402
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781526127389
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 9781526127402
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Hirsch, Shirin In the shadow of Enoch Powell Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018 ISBN 9781526155184
Language:
English
Keywords:
Powell, John Enoch 1912-1998
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Wolverhampton
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Ethnische Beziehungen
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Kollektives Gedächtnis
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Geschichte
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