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Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition
Contributor(s): Robinson, Cedric J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0807848298     ISBN-13: 9780807848296
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
OUR PRICE: $45.13  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: January 2000
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Annotation: In this reissue of a 1983 classic, Robinson argues that Western Marxism is unable to comprehend either the racial character of capitalism or mass movements outside of Europe. Robinson combines political theory, history, philosophy, and cultural analysis to illustrate his argument and chronicles the influence of Marxist ideology and black resistance on such important black radical thinkers as W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. R. James, and Richard Wright.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism
Dewey: 335.430
LCCN: 99-30995
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.50 lbs) 480 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Library Journal 02/15/2000 pg. 203
 
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Publisher Description:
In this ambitious work, first published in 1983, Cedric Robinson demonstrates that efforts to understand black people's history of resistance solely through the prism of Marxist theory are incomplete and inaccurate. Marxist analyses tend to presuppose European models of history and experience that downplay the significance of black people and black communities as agents of change and resistance. Black radicalism must be linked to the traditions of Africa and the unique experiences of blacks on western continents, Robinson argues, and any analyses of African American history need to acknowledge this.

To illustrate his argument, Robinson traces the emergence of Marxist ideology in Europe, the resistance by blacks in historically oppressive environments, and the influence of both of these traditions on such important twentieth-century black radical thinkers as W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. R. James, and Richard Wright.


Contributor Bio(s): Robinson, Cedric J.: - Cedric J. Robinson (1940-2016) was professor of Black Studies and political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include The Terms of Order, Black Movements in America, and Anthropology of Marxism.
 
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