The state of Black Britain. Volume one / by Dr. Aaron Haynes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haynes, Aaron, 1927- author.

Series:

African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Black people.

Great Britain--Race relations.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

New edition.

Other Title:

State of Black Britain. Vol. 1

Place of Publication:

Antigua, West Indies : Hansib Publishing (Caribbean), 1996.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The street disturbances of 1981 heightened the public debate on race relations throughout Britain. But the resulting tendency was to concentrate on treating the symptoms rather than the causes. Covering a range of subjects, including education, housing and social services, this book gives a concise review of the issues underlying the development of the plight of Black people in Britain in the 1990s.

Contents:

Chapter 1. An Introduction to the State of Black Britain

Chapter 2. Promised Land or Economic Wilderness

Chapter 3. The Educational Needs of Britain's Black Communities

Chapter 4. The Housing Trap and the Black Experience

Chapter 5. Does Social Work Have The Answer

Chapter 6. The Politics of Race and the Black Response.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2019).

First published in 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-159).

OCLC:

1130727466