- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Vertical Editions (2 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904091490
- ISBN-13: 978-1904091493
- Product Dimensions: 25 x 17.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 610,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning marks the tenth anniversary of the Bradford riot of Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 July 2001. The day began with a peaceful demonstration against a banned Far Right march but ended in one of the most violent examples of unrest in Britain for 20 years. More than 320 police officers were injured as they battled rioters who hurled missiles and petrol bombs, pushed burning cars towards them and torched buildings. Criminal acts of looting characterised the final hours. Riot damages amounted to GBP7.5 million. In the aftermath, nearly 300 arrests took place and nearly 200 were charged with riot leading to prison sentences of four years or more. Images of the riot, and of a smaller disturbance which followed on one of its traditionally 'white' estates, have haunted Bradford ever since. Nine years later, in August 2010, Bradford faced another Far Right provocation. The English Defence League came in force to demonstrate against Bradford's Muslim population. Bradford braced itself. However this time, Asian lads mostly stayed off the streets and the police worked with the council, communities and local activists to keep order against the threat of violence. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning traces Bradford's journey over the decade, beginning with the voices of rioters, police and others interviewed after the 2001 riot and ending with those of former rioters, citizens, police and politicians following the EDL protest. The authors argue that while 2001 reflected a collective failure of Bradford District to address a social legacy of industrial decline in a multicultural context, 2010 revealed how leadership from above combined with leadership from below restored its confidence and opened up possibilities for a new era in Bradford's history and prospects. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is written by two authors from the University's renowned Department of Peace Studies who balance research with an active commitment to peace, economic regeneration and social justice in Bradford.
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There I am looking for Alan Sillitoe's classic piece of working class fiction, and this pops up. Having stolen the title word for word. I couldn't give a toss about a riot that happened in 2001 quite frankly. Get the original book in by Alan Sillitoe and drop this irrelevance ! I haven't read this, but I've still given it one star for plagiarism of the title from another book. You can get a hard copy of THE ORIGINAL titled book here -Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Saturday-Sunday-Morning-Flamingo-classic/dp/0586090053
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