The Windrush betrayal : exposing the hostile environment

著者

• Gentleman, Amelia

書誌事項

The Windrush betrayal : exposing the hostile environment

Amelia Gentleman

Guardian Faber, 2019

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

A NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE A searing portrait of Britain's hostile environment by the journalist behind the Windrush expose. 'A timely reminder of what truly great journalists can achieve.' DAVID OLUSOGA '[Gentleman's] reporting proves why an independent press is so vital.' RENI EDDO-LODGE 'A book that keeps you informed and makes you angry.' GARY YOUNGE 'It is impossible to overstate the importance of this heartbreaking book.' JAMES O'BRIEN How do you pack for a one-way journey back to a country you left when you were eleven and have not visited for fifty years? Amelia Gentleman's expose of the Windrush scandal - where thousands of British citizens were wrongly classified as illegal immigrants with life-shattering consequences - shocked the nation and led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Here, Gentleman tells the full story for the first time. 'Essential . . . a damning indictment.' SIR LENNY HENRY 'Gentleman boldly chronicles the devastating reality of a scandal that illegalised, imbruted and abandoned British citizens.' DAVID LAMMY MP 'I'm thankful for the truth and hope [. . .] in Amelia Gentleman's The Windrush Betrayal.' ALI SMITH 'A devastating account.' CLAIRE TOMALIN

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC04874706
• ISBN:
  • 9781783351848
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: ix, 320 p., [8]p. of plates
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 325.41
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
  • LCSH : Blacks -- Great Britain -- Social conditions