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Natives
- Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
- Narrated by: Akala
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A searing modern polemic and Sunday Times best seller from the BAFTA- and MOBO-award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala.
From 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. In this unique audiobook 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.
Covering everything from the police, education and identity to politics, sexual objectification and the far right, Natives will speak 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.
Critic Reviews
"My book of the year. It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now. This is the book I've been waiting for - for years." (Benjamin Zephaniah)
"A history lesson of the kind you should get in school, but don't...This is a searing, thought-provoking book." (Stylist)
"A potent combination of autobiography and political history which holds up a mirror to contemporary Britain." (Independent)
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-05-2019
Akala Nails It
A very personal and well written insight into historical and modern rascism throughout Britain, the colonies and the western world. At points extremely devastating but always honest and human.
A book of horrifying truths that many do not wish to acknowledge, yet there is still a message of hope too. Highly recommend to people who are looking to understand the rise of the right thats occuring around the world right now.
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- eleanor m ward
- 17-04-2019
An Outstanding Wake-up Call
This book should be required reading for anyone living in the “west”. Akala brilliantly traces the threads of race and class in British and broader society, and shows how they underpin our modern institutions. Interweaving personal narrative and political analysis, this was a joy to listen to and would make edifying reading for both young black activists and old white uncles. Do yourself a favour and listen.
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- O. Smith
- 02-09-2020
Fascinating listen by one of the brightest minds we have
I loved listening to this. What a great book, brilliantly researched and colloquially delivered by the great Akala. He is a truely great thinker and philosopher of my generation.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-05-2019
Outstanding
Equal parts informative and challenging. An outstanding critique through an honest and balanced lens. This text deserves to be read far and wide
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- Ezbot
- 07-06-2019
Akala is incredible!
I absolutely loved this. So informative, I'll definitely need to listen again for a more in depth understanding. The world needs more books like this, and more people like Akala
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- Andrea J. Blakemore
- 20-06-2018
Amazing book.
Great audiobook
Well read and great info throughout.
wish white people will read/listen to this
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- Zachary Kendal
- 19-06-2020
Brilliant
I can't recommend this highly enough. Perfectly blends autobiography and history. A very enlightening and captivating look into race, class, and ideologies of white supremacy.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-07-2020
amazing
expect nothing less than amazing from this book. would highly recommend to everyone looking for an insight to racism and class within history
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- Adrian
- 04-10-2020
Honest and in depth look at racism and class
At look at how the empire and the class system reflects in the racism that the author sees all around him
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- Julian Hitchman
- 12-09-2023
Insanely powerful and profoundly accurate
This book is an instant classic and should be mandatory reading for all. Akala is just brilliant in highlighting the systematic racism, injustice, inequality and class that is so prevalent around the Anglo empire but particularly in England.
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