Black Homeland, Black Diaspora: Cross Currents of the African Relationship – by Jacob Drachler

James Baldwin: Artist on Fire by W.J. Weatherby Michael Joseph

A portrait of James Baldwin tracing his development from the ghettos of Harlem to Paris and back to America where his active participation in civil rights...

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Ferdinand Dennis Behind The Frontlines

'A journey into Afro-Britain'

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Staying Power The History of Black People in Britain Pluto Press

Staying Power is recognised as the definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that begins with the Roman conquest and continues to this...

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The Music Industry Raw Pirates, Clubs, House and Garage AuthorHouse

What you will go onto read is a part biography, part dissection and part educational book that start's at the very beginning with a young boy who was inspired...

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Book (250g) 9781425913021£7.00
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Reggae Soundsystem Original Reggae Album Cover Art Soul Jazz Books

Sorry. Out of Print.Reggae Soundsystem! is a new deluxe 200 page hard-back 12”x12” book featuring hundreds of stunning full size record cover designs...

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Revival London 1989 - 1993 Hoxton Mini Press

Harlesden and Willesden has a rich history of multiculturalism. Roy Mehta's exquisite black and white photographs capture the daily rituals of its various...

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Gotta Go Gotta Flow Life, Love, and Lust on Chicago's South Side From the Seventies City Files Press

£20 OFF !!!! DELUXE IMPORT USA HARDBACK BOOK. MORE THAN 60% OFF. A GREAT BOOK!!! AWESOME BACK - wicked photos Chicago black club life in the 1970s. Accompanied...

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Book (1.3kg) 0991541820£35.00 £15.00
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The Upsetters Return Of The Super Ape Music On Vinyl

Classic cult-favourite dub album from Lee Perry recorded at the Black Ark. Originally released in 1977 on Lion Of Judah / Upsetter records. Check "Dyon...

Dub Reggae

– Dyon Anaswa
– Return Of The Super Ape
– Psyche And Trim

1. – Dyon Anaswa
2. – Return Of The Super Ape
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Seen Black Style UK Booth Clibborn Editiions

This volume explores the immeasurable impact of Black subculture on British streets, dance floors, wardrobes and beauty parlours over the past three...

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Black Testimony Voices of Britain's West Indians By Thomas J. Cottle

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Hardback UK first edition 1978 with dustjacket in good cond, one line underlined in book
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Cover Art of Studio One Records Deluxe Hardback 12x12" 200 page Book Soul Jazz Books

Available for limited period at special discount price! 100% Absolutely essential! Super-deluxe 12x12" hardback 200 page plus, hundreds of classic Studio...

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Book (2.2kg) SJR247£30.00
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Lovers and Strangers An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain Penguin

Drawing on an amazing array of unusual and surprising sources, Clair Wills' wonderful new book brings to life the incredible diversity and strangeness...

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Full Crew by Karline Smith The X Press

Yardie style. out of print uk paperback set in Manchester. Karline Smith is 'the first black British female crime writer'

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Focus Music of South Africa Routledge

Great book, comes with free CD. "Focus on Music of South Africa" provides an in-depth look at the full spectrum of South African music, a musical culture...

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Book (600g) 9780415960717£41.99
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From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid Jazz The History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene By Snowboy AuthorHouse

This is the first time the history of the uniquely British 'Jazz Dance' scene has been documented in such depth, written over a period of 10 years by Mark...

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Book (700g) 9781438973609£19.99
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Policing By Multi-Racial Consent The Handsworth Experience By John Brown Bedford Square Press

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Language In Jamaica by Pauline Christie Arawak Publications

The author, as her life's work, has studied language in Jamaica. As a result of her extensive study and anaysis, she has determined that the best approach...

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Black Music In Our Culture Curricular Ideas On The Subjects, Materials And Problems Kent State University Press

Second-hand ex-library hardback book w/dustjacket in plastic covering

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Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 provides the first broad scholarly discussion of this music since 1990. The book critically examines key moments...

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Book (450g) 9781138504875£39.99
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Changing Jamaica Adam Kuper

Original secondhand hardback first edition w/dustjacket (sticker on side)

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Shades Of Black Assembling Black Arts In 1980s Britain Duke University Press

Import USA Paperback editionIn the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the...

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Book (1.2kg) 9780822334200£25.99 £15.00
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Colonial Immigrants In A British City A Class Analysis By John Rex And Sally Tomlinson RKP

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This Is How We Flow Rhythm In Black Cultures University Of South Carolina Press

These essays explore the meaning, motif and theme of rhythm in black cultures throughout the USA and Africa. They discuss music and dance, the visual...