Natives, Black Listed & Brit(ish) 3 Books Collection Set by Akala, Boakye & Hirsch - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
(Natives), 9780349700564 (Black, Listed), 9781784705039 (Brit(ish))
Publisher: Two Roads, Dialogue Books, Vintage

Overview
This three-book paperback collection brings together three of the most talked-about British non-fiction titles of recent years, each tackling race, class and identity from a distinct angle. Akala's Natives blends memoir with history and social analysis to examine how empire still shapes modern Britain. Jeffrey Boakye's Black, Listed offers a witty, panoramic study of Black culture and language. Afua Hirsch's Brit(ish) is a personal, provocative investigation into what it really means to belong. Together they form an essential reading set for anyone exploring contemporary Britain.

About the Books
Natives, by rapper and broadcaster Akala, is part memoir and part social history, tracing how policing, education and political rhetoric have shaped his life and the lives of others within Britain's racialized class system. It was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Black, Listed, by teacher and writer Jeffrey Boakye, takes a panoramic look at global Black history and contemporary culture through everyday language and labels, moving between autobiography, cultural criticism and comedy to unpack how Black communities have been represented, oppressed, celebrated and misunderstood. It was named a Guardian Must Read Book of 2019. Brit(ish), by journalist and former barrister Afua Hirsch, is a personal and provocative investigation into Britain's uneasy relationship with race and empire, drawing on Hirsch's own mixed British-Ghanaian upbringing to ask why so many Black and mixed-race Britons still feel like outsiders in the country they call home. Read individually or as a set, these three books offer complementary lenses — memoir, cultural critique and social history — on race and belonging in modern Britain, making them a natural fit for book clubs, reading lists and home libraries focused on contemporary social issues.

Key Benefits

• Three acclaimed, prize-nominated non-fiction titles in one set
• Covers race, class and identity through memoir, culture and history
• Written by three respected British writers and broadcasters
• Great for book clubs and personal reading
• Brand new paperback copies, ready to gift or shelve

Book-by-Book Guide
Natives — Akala weaves childhood memory with history and politics to explain how race and class have shaped modern Britain.
Black, Listed — Jeffrey Boakye examines the language used to describe Blackness, from insults to celebration, across sport, music, politics and history.
Brit(ish) — Afua Hirsch draws on her own mixed-race upbringing to question Britain's uneasy relationship with race, empire and belonging.

About the Authors
Akala is a British rapper, writer, journalist and social entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company. Jeffrey Boakye was born in Brixton, South London, and has taught English to teenagers since 2007, writing widely on race, education and popular culture. Afua Hirsch is a writer and broadcaster who has worked as a barrister, as the Guardian's West Africa correspondent, and as social affairs editor for Sky News. Each brings a distinct professional and personal perspective to the subject of race and identity in Britain.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Three powerful, prize-nominated voices in one paperback set — perfect for book clubs, back-to-school reading lists, or as a thoughtful gift for the reader in your life who wants to understand race and identity in Britain more deeply.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.