Radicals Against Race Black Activism and Cultural Politics

by Alleyne, Brian

• ISBN13: 9781859735275
• ISBN10: 1859735274
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Berg Pub Ltd

Summary

This book interrogates the ideas and practices of the New Beacon Circle's activists as relatively stable elements in the fast-changing scene of contemporary radical politics. Highlighting how biography and self representation have important cultural, theoretical and political implications, Alleyne succeeds in making an original contribution to a growing literature on autobiography as a rich resource for understanding social and political theory. He also provides an engaging account of a neglected area of British Activism. This book will be of interest to social anthropologists, sociologists, and anyone interested in the history of British activism or race and ethnic studies.

Author Biography

Brian Alleyne is Lecturer in Sociology, Goldsmiths College, at the University of London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(20)
Beginnings: The Politics of the Word	21	(30)
Cultural Revolutionaries	51	(28)
Activist Work and the Workings of Activism	79	(32)
Slow Builder and Consolidator: A Life History of John La Rose	111	(34)
`Life Experience with Britain'	145	(26)
Radical Lifework	171	(12)
Appendix I: New Beacon Publications, 1966-1999	183	(6)
Appendix II: Scope of the George Padmore Institute's Archive	189	(4)
Appendix III: Activist Network centred around New Beacon	193	(4)
Bibliography	197	(14)
Index	211