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dc.contributor.authorGreen, Tank
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-19T09:00:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-29
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a study of the ‘race relations’ work of Christians in the sixties in England, with specific reference to a Methodist church in Notting Hill, London. As such, it is also a study of English racisms: how they were fought against and how they were denied and facilitated. Additionally, the thesis pays attention to the interface of ‘religion’ and politics and the radical restatement of Christianity in the sixties. Despite a preponderance of sociological literature on 'race relations' and 'religion' in England, there has been a dearth of historical studies of either area in the post-war period. Therefore, this thesis is an important revision to the existing historiography in that it adds flesh to the bones of the story of post-war Christian involvement in the politics of 'race', and gives further texture and detail to the history of racism, 'race relations', and anti-racist struggles in England. Moreover, the thesis implicitly challenges the received wisdom of the decline of the churches in the sixties and shows an active engagement of Christians with politics. Using a wide range of private and public archives and interviews, the thesis takes a micro-study of the Notting Hill Methodist Church and places it within its wider contexts: how English Christians approached 'race' and 'race relations', what kinds of racialised political engagements existed in Notting Hill, and what kinds of racisms were expressed in England. The contextualised and detailed micro-study has enabled the thesis to capture the texture and depth which is needed to better understand 'race' and 'race relations' in post-war England. In doing so, the thesis sheds detailed light on some active 'civil rights' struggles in England and therefore challenges the received wisdom which views these struggles as being an American rather than an English (or British) story.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipAHRCen_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/24915
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherUniversity of Exeteren_GB
dc.rights.embargoreasonI wish to seek publication.en_GB
dc.subjectChristiansen_GB
dc.subjectChristianityen_GB
dc.subjectReligionen_GB
dc.subjectRaceen_GB
dc.subjectRace Relationsen_GB
dc.subjectRacismen_GB
dc.subjectMethodistsen_GB
dc.subjectMethodismen_GB
dc.subjectLondonen_GB
dc.subjectSixtiesen_GB
dc.subjectNotting Hillen_GB
dc.titleDigging at Roots and Tugging at Branches: Christians and 'Race Relations' in the Sixtiesen_GB
dc.typeThesis or dissertationen_GB
dc.contributor.advisorToye, Richard
dc.contributor.advisorSingh, Gajendra
dc.contributor.advisorThompson, Andrew
dc.publisher.departmentHistoryen_GB
dc.type.degreetitlePhD in Historyen_GB
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_GB
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_GB
refterms.dateFOA2019-02-14T09:36:07Z


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