James Vernon

James Vernon is the author, most recently, of Distant Strangers: How Britain Became Modern (2014) and the forthcoming Cambridge History of Britain Since 1750. He teaches at the University of California, Berkeley.


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When Stuart Hall Was White

I do not recall when I discovered that Stuart Hall was black. Growing up in Britain as neoliberalism first began to take shape under the rule of Margaret …

When Stuart Hall Was White

I do not recall when I discovered that Stuart Hall was black. Growing up in Britain as neoliberalism first began to take shape under the rule of Margaret Thatcher, I found that Hall’s work helped me …