Staying Power by Peter Fryer

Staying Power by Peter Fryer

Staying Power is recognised as the definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that begins with the Roman conquest and continues to this day. In a comprehensive account, Peter Fryer reveals how Africans, Asians and their descendants, previously hidden from history, have profoundly influenced and shaped events in Britain over the course of the last two thousand years. This edition includes a foreword by Paul Gilroy explaining the genesis of the book and its continuing significance in black history today.

'For this retrieval of the lost histories of black Britain Mr Fryer has my deep gratitudeAn invaluable book, which manages the rare feat of combining scholarship with readability' -- Salman Rushdie
'A fascinating account of the growth of the black community in Britain over the past centuries' -- Guardian
'Rare in its mastery of the constant historical contradiction: range and at the same time event. Two thousand years is a long time; Fryer never loses his grip in time or place' -- CLR James

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	9780745330723
ISBN 10	074533072X
Title	Staying Power
Author	Peter Fryer
Series	Get Political
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2010-09-06
Number of pages	648
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