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‘Who the hell’s defending if they’re going to walk out of here?’ The Moss Side Defence Committee “如果他们要离开这里，谁来为他们辩护?”“莫斯边防御委员会

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-03-01 DOI: 10.7228/manchester/9781526125286.003.0008

Simon Peplow

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A ‘conspicuous success’? Policing Liverpool and Manchester in July 1981 “显著的成功”?1981年7月担任利物浦和曼彻斯特警察

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-03-01 DOI: 10.7228/manchester/9781526125286.003.0007

Simon Peplow

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Epilogue: ‘Turning point’ or ‘opportunity lost’? The legacy of 1980–81 结语:“转折点”还是“失去机会”?1980-81年的遗产

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-03-01 DOI: 10.7228/manchester/9781526125286.003.0009

Simon Peplow

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Escalation: Brixton, 10–12 April 1981 升级:1981年4月10日至12日，布里克斯顿

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-02-05 DOI: 10.7765/9781526125293.00010

Simon Peplow

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‘No other way to make their points of view known’? St Pauls, Bristol, 2 April 1980 没有其他的方式来表达他们的观点吗?1980年4月2日，布里斯托尔圣保罗

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-02-05 DOI: 10.7228/manchester/9781526125286.003.0003

Simon Peplow

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Lacking conviction: Inquiries and trials after Bristol 缺乏信念:布里斯托尔事件后的调查和审判

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-02-05 DOI: 10.7765/9781526125293.00009

Simon Peplow

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Resistance to rebellion 反抗叛乱

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-02-05 DOI: 10.7228/MANCHESTER/9781526125286.003.0002

Simon Peplow

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‘The Brixton Defence Campaign says boycott the Scarman Inquiry’ “布里克斯顿国防运动呼吁抵制斯卡曼调查”

Race and riots in Thatcher's Britain Pub Date : 2019-02-05 DOI: 10.7765/9781526125293.00011

Simon Peplow

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