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Out of the ashes : Britain after the riots / by David Lammy.
Van Pelt Library HV6485.G7 L366 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lammy, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Riots--England--History--21st century.
- Riots.
- Social conditions.
- History.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--21st century.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 266 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Guardian, 2011.
- Summary:
- He draws on his experience of growing up in Tottenham - the area he now represents and the place where the riots began. He explores the human stories behind the headlines. Above all, he seeks to explain why the breakdown of law and order was so swift and so widespread, and offers a way forward for Britain that is both practical and inspirational. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The thin blue line: Why the Police can't do it alone 23
- 2 Shameless: The spectre of the 'underclass' 51
- 3 Nine to five: Making work worthwhile 73
- 4 Boys' night out: Why young men go bad 93
- 5 Loot: Why risk prison for a pair of trainers? 115
- 6 Rights and wrongs: Common decency versus the letter of the law 137
- 7 Banged up: Punishment versus rehabilitation 161
- 8 Black and white: Why the riots could have been even worse 181
- 9 Banks and bureaucrats: Giving power back to people 209.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0852652674
- 9780852652671
- OCLC:
- 757147571
- Publisher Number:
- 99946396925
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