An African in Imperial London : The Indomitable Life of A. B. C. Merriman-Labor Hardback
by Danell Jones
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In a world dominated by the British Empire, and at a time when many Europeans considered black people inferior, Sierra Leonean writer A.
B. C. Merriman-Labor claimed his right to describe the world as he found it.
He looked at the Empire's great capital and laughed.
In this first biography of Merriman-Labor, Danell Jones describes the tragic spiral that pulled him down the social ladder from writer and barrister to munitions worker, from witty observer of the social order to patient in a state-run hospital for the poor.
In restoring this extraordinary man to the pantheon of African observers of colonialism, she opens a window onto racial attitudes in Edwardian London. An African in Imperial London is a rich portrait of a great metropolis, writhing its way into a new century of appalling social inequity, world-transforming inventions, and unprecedented demands for civil rights. WINNER OF THE HIGH PLAINS BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION
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- Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2018
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781849049603