The City on the Hill From Below - The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics

A compelling conversation between African American political intellectuals and the canon of western political philosophy

List of contents

1. Introduction: The City on the Hill from Below
2. Black Liberty in the City of Enmity: The Political Theory of David Walker
3. "Glorious Revolution" in the City of Mastery: Frederick Douglass on the Corruption of the American Republic
4. Aristocratic Strivings in the Gilded City: The Political Theory of The Souls of Black Folk
5. (Making )Love in the Dishonorable City: The Civic Poetry of James Baldwin
6. Conclusion: Prophetic Critique in the Age of the Joshua Generation

Summary

A compelling conversation between African American political intellectuals and the canon of western political philosophy

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Marshall, Stephen H. Marshall
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.06.2011
• EAN: 9781439906552
• ISBN: 978-1-4399-0655-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education