Year of the Rat: Undercover in the British Far Right [Kõva köide]

Important and courageous * James OBrien. * [ A] courageous and diligent book a close and gripping inspection of the character of the far right and threat it poses Shukmans reporting is bold and assiduous, and provides rare documentary insight * New Statesman * Boldly and bravely, Shukman achieves something only the best novels manage. He sits with far-right activists long enough to understand them, and in doing so, makes the movement far more frightening and far more human than any polemic ever could -- Lea Ypi Brave and humane, Harry Shukman delivers a nuanced and insightful portrait of a world many of us would prefer not to see -- Graham Norton Year of the Rat reads like the perfect thriller. Nail bitingly tense, darkly funny, unexpectedly compassionate and urgently important. I was caught up with it from the first page -- Esther Freud The rise of the far-right is one of biggest and most challenging stories around, and Harry tells it with clarity, compassion and humour. There are episodes in the book that could be set pieces in a fine novel, they really stay with you. And I found his personal bravery humbling and inspiring -- Sathnam Sanghera Year of the Rat is that rare thing: investigative journalism with the nerve of a thriller and the wit of a great piece of reportage Courageous, sharply observed and very timely -- Johanna Thomas-Corr 'Anyone who wants to understand British politics has to read this book.' * Grace Blakeley * [ An] excellent investigation into the underworld of the British far right There isan immense value in the intimacy of Shukmans account * Times Literary Supplement * This undercover expose of far right extremism in the UK is truly gripping. Unputdownable. * Otto English *