A Different Hunger

'Few writers can claim to have approached so clearly the organic connection between analysis and practice, which is the hallmark of the political intellectual' – Stuart Hall

'One of the most exciting and controversial political thinkers in Britain' – Guardian

'A book of intellectural rigour and emotional warmth’ – New Society

This collection of A. Sivanandan's writings looks at the history of black struggles against British racism from the 1940s to the uprisings of Brixton and Toxteth in the 1980s.

A. Sivanandan (1928-2018) is regarded as one of the leading Black political thinkers in the UK. He was Director Emeritus of the Institute of Race Relations and the editor of the revered journal Race and Class. He is the author of countless classics, including Catching History on the Wing and A Different Hunger.