{"product_id":"an-african-in-imperial-london-by-danell-jones-9781787386068","title":"An African in Imperial London","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of The High Plains Book Award for Non-Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vivid biography of an African Edwardian chronicler of London, in a time of social upheaval.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world dominated by the British Empire, and at a time when many Europeans considered black people inferior, Sierra Leonean writer A. B. C. Merriman-Labor claimed his right to describe the world as he found it. He looked at the Empire's great capital and laughed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this first biography of Merriman-Labor, Danell Jones describes the tragic spiral that pulled him down the social ladder from writer and barrister to munitions worker, from witty observer of the social order to patient in a state-run hospital for the poor. In restoring this extraordinary man to the pantheon of African observers of colonialism, she opens a window onto racial attitudes in Edwardian London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn African in Imperial London\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich portrait of a great metropolis, writhing its way into a new century of appalling social inequity, world-transforming inventions, and unprecedented demands for civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604975599852,"sku":"9781787386068","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781787386068-an-african-in-imperial-london.jpg?v=1778117902","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/an-african-in-imperial-london-by-danell-jones-9781787386068","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}