Black People in the British Empire by Peter Fryer

Black People in the British Empire by Peter Fryer

Black People in the British Empire is a challenge to the official version of British history. It tells the story of Britain's exploitation and oppression of its subject peoples in the colonies since the twelfth century, and in particular the people of Africa, Asia and Australasia. Peter Fryer reveals how the ideology of racism was used as justification for acquiring and expanding the Empire; how the British Industrial Revolution developed out of profits from the slave trade; and how the colonies were deliberately de-industrialised to create a market for British manufacturers. In describing the frequency and the scale of revolts by subject peoples against slavery and foreign domination - and the brutality used in crushing them - Peter Fryer exposes the true history of colonialism, and restores to black people their central role in Britain's past.

'An inspiring account of brutal repression and resistance.. Fryer throws the darker side of the empire into graphic relief'

-- New Statesman
'This is a stimulating book which raises important and often uncomfortable questions' -- International Affairs
'An important contribution to the struggle against racism' -- Race & Class

Peter Fryer (1927-2006) was a jazz-playing Marxist author and activist. He was expelled from the Communist Party in 1956 for rejecting Stalinism, and later fought the imperial mendacity of whitewashed British history, authoring the now-classic Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Pluto, 2018).

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ISBN 13	9780745303420
ISBN 10	0745303420
Title	Black People in the British Empire
Author	Peter Fryer
Series	Pluto Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	1988-10-20
Number of pages	190
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