Resist: Stories Of Uprising (History-into-Fiction #2)

By: Martin Edwards and Kamila Shamsie and Nikita Lalwani and Steve Chambers and Irfan Master and Anna Lewis and Julia Bell and Eley Williams and Karline Smith and Lucy Caldwell and Luan Goldie and Sj Bradley and Jude Brown and Uschi Gatward and Gaia Holmes and Zoe Lambert and Donny O'Rourke and Bidisha Sk Mamata and Kim Squirrell and Lucas Stewart

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Synopsis: At a time that feels unprecedented in British politics – with unlawful prorogations of parliament, casual race-baiting by senior politicians, and a climate crisis that continues to be ignored – it’s easy to think these are uncharted waters for us, as a democracy. But Britain has seen political crises and far-right extremism before, just as it has witnessed regressive, heavy-handed governments. Much worse has been done, or allowed to be done, in the name of the people and eventually, those same people have called it out, stood up, resisted. In this new collection of fictions and essays, spanning two millennia of British protest, authors, historians and activists re-imagine twenty acts of defiance: campaigns to change unjust laws, protests against unlawful acts, uprisings successful and unsuccessful – from Boudica to Blair Peach, from the Battle of Cable Street to the tragedy of Grenfell Tower. Britain might not be famous for its revolutionary spirit, but its people know when to draw the line, and say very clearly, ‘¡No pasarán!’

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 464 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781912697311
Publisher:: Comma Press
Date of Addition:: 06/05/20
Copyrighted By:: Comma Press and the authors
Adult content:: Yes
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Literature and Fiction, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Basma Ghalayini
Proofread By:: Basma Ghalayini
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.