Race, Identity and Belonging in Britain 4 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
Think Like a White Man
Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire
Black, Listed

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
(Brit(ish)), 9781786894342 (Think Like a White Man), 9781473661226 (Natives), 9780349700564 (Black, Listed)
Publisher: Vintage, Canongate Books, Two Roads, Dialogue Books

Overview
This four-book collection brings together some of the most talked-about British voices writing on race, class, and national identity. Afua Hirsch, Nels Abbey (writing as Dr Boulé Whytelaw III), Akala, and Jeffrey Boakye each approach the subject differently, blending memoir, social history, satire, and cultural criticism. Together they trace how empire, migration, class, and media shape everyday life in modern Britain. Sharp and unflinching by turns, this set suits readers who want more than headlines: a genuinely layered understanding of belonging and what it means to call Britain home.

About the Books
Brit(ish) opens the collection with Afua Hirsch's memoir-driven social history, tracing her upbringing between Wandsworth and Accra to ask why Britain finds it so hard to discuss race honestly, moving from empire to modern-day microaggressions and questions of national self-image. Think Like a White Man takes a satirical turn: written under the pen name Dr Boulé Whytelaw III by journalist Nels Abbey, it is a tongue-in-cheek "guide" to entitlement that uses comedy to expose real structural inequalities in business and media. Akala's Natives widens the lens to class as well as race, weaving his own London childhood with a historical account of empire, policing, and education, drawing on hip-hop culture to explain how race and class became so tightly bound in Britain. Finally, Jeffrey Boakye's Black, Listed turns to language, unpacking the words used to describe Black Britain and showing how vocabulary has shaped visibility and self-image across generations. Read together, the four titles move from memoir to satire to history to cultural criticism, offering multiple entry points into a defining conversation in Britain today.

Key Benefits

• Four acclaimed non-fiction titles in one paperback set
• Covers race, class, empire, and language from four distinct angles
• Blends memoir, satire, history, and cultural criticism
• Ideal for book clubs and sixth-form or university reading lists
• A thoughtful gift for readers who want depth beyond a headline
• Brand new paperback copies, ready to read or gift

Book-by-Book Guide
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging — Afua Hirsch traces her upbringing to unpack how empire and everyday bias shape modern British identity.
Think Like a White Man — Nels Abbey, writing as Dr Boulé Whytelaw III, uses satire to expose privilege and entitlement in business and media.
Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire — Akala combines memoir and history to show how race and class became entwined in Britain.
Black, Listed — Jeffrey Boakye examines the language used to describe Black Britain and how it has shaped visibility and stereotype.

About the Authors
Afua Hirsch is a writer and broadcaster known for Brit(ish) and her work as a journalist and television presenter covering culture and current affairs. Nels Abbey is a writer, broadcaster, and media executive who wrote Think Like a White Man under the pen name Dr Boulé Whytelaw III. Akala is a rapper, journalist, and social entrepreneur, co-founder of the Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company, and author of Natives. Jeffrey Boakye is a secondary school teacher and writer whose books, including Black, Listed, explore language and Black British identity.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This collection rewards a slow, thoughtful read or a fast binge, working equally well as a personal deep-dive, a book club selection, a summer or winter reading list addition, or a gift for the reader who loves memoir, history, and hard conversations handled with wit, honesty, and warmth.

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