{"product_id":"akalanativesraceandclassintheruinsofempire","title":"Akala - Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Akala. Themes include Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, History, Europe, Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted For The James Tait Black Prize |\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Jhalak Prize |\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Bread And Roses Award \u0026amp;\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted For The Orwell Prize For Political Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'T\u003c\/b\u003ehis is the book I've been waiting for - for years. It's personal,historical,political, and it speaks to where we are now' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Zephaniah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I recommend \u003ci\u003eNatives\u003c\/i\u003e to everyone' Candice Carty-Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child,to the day he realised his mum was white,to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook. In this unique book he takes his own experiences and widens them out to look at the social, historical and political factors that have left us where we are today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Covering everything from the police,education and identity to politics,sexual objectification and the far right,\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003espeaks directly to British denial and squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain's racialised empire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatives\u003c\/i\u003e is the searing modern polemic and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ebestseller from the Bafta and Mobo award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The kind of disruptive,aggressive intellect that a new generation is closely watching' Afua Hirsch,\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Part biography,part polemic,this powerful,wide-ranging study picks apart the British myth of meritocracy' David Olusoga,\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Inspiring' Madani Younis,\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Lucid,wide-ranging' John Kerrigan,\u003ci\u003eTls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A potent combination of autobiography and political history which holds up a mirror to contemporary Britain' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Trenchant and highly persuasive' \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A history lesson of the kind you should get in school but don't' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57883817509238,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781473661233.jpg?v=1778942999","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/akalanativesraceandclassintheruinsofempire","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}