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Abstract
While ongoing discrimination in jobs, welfare and housing in 1970s England belied the social democratic promise of ‘equality of opportunity’ and the much-touted British value of ‘fair play,’ racism at the door of the working men’s club told a different story. For reactionaries and liberals alike, it spoke to the uncertain future of working-class politics in late industrial England. This article shows how the legal and political controversy surrounding whites-only working men's clubs contributes to the history of ‘white working class’ as a political subject in British public life. Even more, it reveals how some club members in 1970s England came to invest whiteness itself with feelings of intimacy, kinship, respectability and independence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 515–551 |
Number of pages | 37 |
Journal | Twentieth Century British History |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 6 Jun 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2023 |
Keywords
- white working class
- race
- Deindustrialisation
- Discrimination
- British Politics
- trade unions
Projects
- 1 Finished
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When Racism Became Taboo: Intolerance, Anonymity and the Public Sphere in England, 1960-1990
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/10/18 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Participation in conference
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Decolonising Europe
Camilla Schofield (Organiser)
19 Oct 2018 → 15 Feb 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference