Familiar Stranger: A Life between Two Islands by Stuart Hall (English) Paperback

Description: Familiar Stranger by Stuart Hall The autobiography of a man who lived through the last days of colonialism to become one of the greatest cultural thinkers of his timeGrowing up in a middle-class family in 1930s Jamaica, still then a British colony, the young Stuart Hall found himself caught between two worlds- the stiflingly respectable middle class in Kingston, and working-class Jamaica, grindingly poor, though rich in culture, music and history. But as colonial rule was challenged, things were beginning to change. When, in 1951, a scholarship took him across the Atlantic to Oxford University, Hall gained unexpected access to this other Jamaica. Also making the journey to Britain were young Jamaicans from all walks of life, as well as writers and thinkers from across the Caribbean. Now, Hall faced a new struggle- that of building a life in a post-war England so rife with racism that it could barely recognize his humanity. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Notes The autobiography of a man who lived through the last days of colonialism to become one of the greatest cultural thinkers of his time. Author Biography Stuart Hall was born in Kingston, Jamaica and educated at Oxford University. A pioneering cultural theorist, campaigner, and founding editor of the New Left Review, Hall was one of the most influential and adventurous thinkers of the last half century. He was Director of the University of Birminghams Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies from 1972, and from 1979 was Professor of Sociology at the Open University. His published work includes The Popular Arts (1964), the co-authored volume Policing the Crisis (1978), The Hard Road to Renewal- Thatcherism and the Crisis of the Left (1988), and, with Sarat Maharaj, Modernity and Difference (2001). Review Much more than a memoir, Familiar Stranger is a fascinating insight into how a life shapes a brilliant mind -- Andrea LevyThis is a miracle of a book -- George LammingCompelling. Stuart Halls story is the story of an age. He was a pioneer in the struggle for racial, cultural, and political liberation. He has transformed the way we think -- Owen JonesVivid... a subtle and subversive memoir of the end of Empire -- Colin Grant * Guardian * Promotional The autobiography of a man who lived through the last days of colonialism to become one of the greatest cultural thinkers of his time. Review Text Much more than a memoir, Familiar Stranger is a fascinating insight into how a life shapes a brilliant mind Review Quote Much more than a memoir, Familiar Stranger is a fascinating insight into how a life shapes a brilliant mind Promotional "Headline" The autobiography of a man who lived through the last days of colonialism to become one of the greatest cultural thinkers of his time Details ISBN0141984759 Author Stuart Hall Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 0141984759 ISBN-13 9780141984759 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-04-05 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle A Life between Two Islands Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 301.092 Media Book Pages 320 Short Title Familiar Stranger Language English UK Release Date 2018-04-05 Alternative 9780241290002 Audience General NZ Release Date 2018-04-14 AU Release Date 2018-04-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123800016;

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