{"product_id":"the-heart-of-the-race-black-women-s-lives-in-britain-beverley-bryan-stella-dadzie-and-suzanne-scafe-by-working-class-history-shop","title":"The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain – Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie, and Suzanne Scafe by Working Class History | Shop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFulfilled by our friends at Working Class History | Shop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-teaser\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-teaser\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-teaser\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable with shipping in the US and UK only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Heart of the Race\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Women’s Lives in Britain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie, and Suzanne Scafe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword by Lola Okolosie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-teaser\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful document of theday-to-day realities of Black women in Britain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Heart of the Race\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a powerful corrective to a version of Britain’s history from which black women have long been excluded. It reclaims and records black women’s place in that history, documenting their day-to-day struggles, their experiences of education, work and health care, and the personal and political struggles they have waged to preserve a sense of identity and community. First published in 1985 and winner of the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize that year,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Heart of the Race\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a testimony to the collective experience of black women in Britain, and their relationship to the British state throughout its long history of slavery, empire and colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes a foreword by Lola Okolosie and an interview with the authors, chaired by Heidi Safia Mirza, focusing on the impact of their book since publication and its continuing relevance today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-reviews js-isReadmoreized\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"edition-single--book-reviews-header\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A feminist classic.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"byline\"\u003e– Bernardine Evaristo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--readmoreized-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“As relevant as ever …\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart of the Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives a huge amount of insight into black women’s agency and activism in British history.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"byline\"\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.irr.org.uk\/news\/still-the-heart-of-the-race-thirty-years-on\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInstitute of Race Relations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Vivid.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"byline\"\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Geographic Traveller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A scholarly examination of black women’s position in British society via the prism of slavery, colonialism and migration.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"byline\"\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/camdennewjournal.com\/article\/heart-of-the-matter\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCamden New Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-reviews js-isReadmoreized\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--readmoreized-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"byline\"\u003eAuthor: Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie, Suzanne Scafe, Lola Okolosie\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Verso\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781786635860 \u003cbr\u003ePublished: 08\/2018\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 304\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-reviews js-isReadmoreized\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-review\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VYSN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650418970718,"sku":"carro-15650511","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6555\/6830\/files\/black-women-Britain.jpg?v=1776283633","url":"https:\/\/impossible-girls-2.myshopify.com\/products\/the-heart-of-the-race-black-women-s-lives-in-britain-beverley-bryan-stella-dadzie-and-suzanne-scafe-by-working-class-history-shop","provider":"Impossible girl's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}