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'Other Kinds of Dreams': Black Women's Organisations and the Politics of Transformation
Contributor(s): Sudbury, Julia (Author)

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ISBN: 0415167310     ISBN-13: 9780415167314
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $152.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1998
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Annotation: Accounts of political activism in African Caribbean and Asian communities often overlook the role of black women activists, contributing towards an image of passivity, apathy and exclusion. Through an empirical study of black women's organizations, this book interrogates contemporary theories of racism and racialization, political mobilization and feminism relating experiences of black women to wider issues of politics and difference, class and coalitions.
"Other Kinds of Dreams" questions the homogeneity of the term "black" and asks whether increasing social stratification within black communities undermines this unity. It also analyzes the relationship between black women's organizations, black men and white feminists within the context of coalition for social transformation.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations
Dewey: 305.488
LCCN: 98188404
Series: Gender, Racism, Ethnicity
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.69" W x 8.81" L (1.02 lbs) 298 pages
 
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'Other Kinds of Dreams' provides an invaluable insight into the political activity of black and Asian women in the UK both inside and outside the black and Asian communities. The book breaks new ground by: * destroying the misconception that black and Asian women lack political involvement * integrating gender into the study of black and Asian political participation in Britain
* exploring the potential for alliances between black women and the new progressive 'black man's movement'
* examining black women activists' perception and experiences of white feminism. 'Other Kinds of Dreams also questions the homogeneity of the term 'black' and asks whether increasing social stratification within black communities undermines this unity.

 
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