Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography

Robin Bunce and Samara Linton

ISBN 10: 1785906038 / ISBN 13: 9781785906039

Edité par Biteback 24/09/2020, 2020

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Synopsis :

On the night Margaret Thatcher secured a third consecutive general election victory in June 1987, history was made by a daughter of Jamaican immigrants as she became the first black woman to be elected to Parliament. Diane Abbott entered the House of Commons at a time when there were no black MPs in Parliament and when fewer than 5 per cent of MPs were women. Three decades on and she is one of the best-known figures in Westminster.

Among her supporters, Abbott is a trailblazer who has remained true to her principles and to her community. For her opponents, she is a gaffe-prone politician who is out of her depth. Embarking on her political career in the radical left-wing Labour movement, she rose through the ranks of her party to the top of Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet, making history again as the first black person to shadow one of the great offices of state.

Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography draws on original interviews with Abbott herself, her friends, her colleagues and her political opponents, as well as extensive archival research, to tell her remarkable story. Tracing Abbott's path from her upbringing in north London on to Cambridge University, through roles in the civil service and the media, and from local politics into the heart of Westminster, this is a nuanced portrait of one of the most fascinating figures in British politics.

À propos de l'auteur:

Dr Robin Bunce is a historian based at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. He specialises in the history of ideas, particularly the recent history of black radicalism in Britain. He has written for The Guardian, The Independent and the New Statesman. Together with Paul Field, he wrote Renegade: The Life and Times of Darcus Howe, published in 2014.

Dr Samara Linton is an awardwinning writer and researcher whose work primarily focuses on health, race, gender and society. She co-edited the Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group s commissioned report Lessons from Ebola-Affected Communities in 2016 and The Colour of Madness: Exploring BAME Mental Health in the UK in 2018. Linton is a University of Cambridge and University College London graduate. She worked as a junior doctor in east London before joining the BBC in 2019.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography
Éditeur : Biteback 24/09/2020
Date d'édition : 2020
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Very Good