![]() ![]() ![]() Natives is the searing modern polemic and Sunday Times bestseller from the BAFTA and MOBO award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala. In this unique book he takes his own experiences and widens them out to look at the social, historical and political factors that have left us where we are today.Ĭovering everything from the police, education and identity to politics, sexual objectification and the far right, Nativesspeaks directly to British denial and squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain's racialised empire. 'I recommend Natives to everyone' Candice Carty-Williamsįrom the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook. Natives gets off to a bit of a slow start: the first chapter, which gives an overview of Akala’s background and of race relations in the UK (including the activist struggles of the 1980s and the resurgence of racism and far-right extremism over the last few years) is a little chaotic, jumping around quite a bit and mentioning quite a few. It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now' Benjamin Zephaniah ![]() ![]() 'This is the book I've been waiting for - for years. Akala Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - The Sunday Times Bestseller Hardcover by Akala (Author) 9,342 ratings 1 Best Seller in European & European Descent Studies See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 4.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 9.68 9 Used from 9. *RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE | THE JHALAK PRIZE | THE BREAD AND ROSES AWARD & LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING ![]()
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