Britain's Black Regiments. Fighting for Empire and Equality, Hardback - Barry Renfrew

The epic story of the forgotten black regiments of the regular British Army

At the end of the First World War, British imperial power was at an all-time low. That was until a ragtag band of visionaries, including Winston Ch...

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This is more than a book - it's an incitement to change people's perceptions.Publisher: Faber & FaberAuthor(s): Marcus RyderNumber of pages: 336Pub...

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Detailed descriptions of the British Empire's worldwide fortress system.

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The inspiring story of the brave but forgotten Black pilots who helped win the Second World WarPublisher: ScholasticAuthor(s): K. N. ChimbiriNumber...

'A book all should read, particularly white people.' Irish Times'A powerful - and varied - portrait of the Black British experience.' GuardianBLACK...

A blockbuster book on a key issue of public concern: the nature and impact of multiculturalism Will appeal to academics, undergraduates and the gen...

DescriptionBlack French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848-2016 explores how black women in France itself, the French Caribbean, Gor e, Daka...

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A magisterial history of the foundation of the British Empire, and the forgotten story of native resistance.Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Richar...

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Literature on the civil rights movement has long highlighted the leadership of ministerial men and young black revolutionaries, such as Reverend Ma...

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Studies the British infantry at a crucial period when it absorbed the harsh lessons of the American Revolutionary War to become the efficient, high...

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Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Patricia Hill CollinsNumber of pages: 344Collection: Contradictions of ModernityPublication date...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Priya SatiaNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softb...

The history and legacy of Indian and Chinese Caribbean indentured labourers who were part of the Windrush generationIllustrations: 17 Halftones, bl...

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Argues that the fundamental principles of American democracy not only allow but require the legalisation of same-sex marriage. In addition to expla...

Collins Complete Guide to British Muchrooms and Toadstools allows everyone to identify mushrooms found in Britain and Ireland. The book is illustra...

THE BLACK DOG is the exciting debut novel from one of Britain's most-loved comedians, Kevin BridgesPublisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): K...

Reducere. In this exceedingly timely book, Louis Moore looks at the history of Black activist athletes and the important role of the Black community in insis...

Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the ret...

India Conquered traces the rise and fall of British power in South Asia.

Effectively it is the story of the birth of modern South and South- East Asia and the hopes and fears of the dozens of armies' marching through the...

Gives a concise overview of history and development of the French infantry under Napoleon, with detailed discussion of organization, weapons and eq...

In-depth insight into the lives of women convicts in the Victorian era

A fully revised and updated edition of a vitally important piece of black British history

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This work offers a new interpretation of the United Progressive Alliance's (2004-14) radical agenda for the religious minorities. It uses an instit...

This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2, 000 children born to black GIs and white British women in world war 11. Stories from o...

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Updated and expanded Dedicated to the entire history of feminist artworks on an international scale, this comprehensive survey traces the ways in w...

Reducere. DescriptionKwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as B...

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