{"product_id":"9781787386068","title":"An African in Imperial London","description":"Author: Danell Jones\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787386068\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hurst Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of The High Plains Book Award for Non-Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid biography of an African Edwardian chronicler of London, in a time of social upheaval.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u0026amp;#x27;s great capital and laughed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn African in Imperial London\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852918509726,"sku":"ADS-9781787386068","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787386068.jpg?v=1779064699","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787386068","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}