Black Marxism - The Making of the Black Radical Tradition

'A towering achievement. There is simply nothing like it in the history of Black radical thought' Cornel West

'Cedric Robinson's brilliant analyses revealed new ways of thinking and acting' Angela Davis

'This work is about our people's struggle, the historical Black struggle'

Any struggle must be fought on a people's own terms, argues Cedric Robinson's landmark account of Black radicalism. Marxism is a western construction, and therefore inadequate to describe the significance of Black communities as agents of change against 'racial capitalism'. Tracing the emergence of European radicalism, the history of Black African resistance and the influence of these on such key thinkers as W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. R. James and Richard Wright, Black Marxism reclaims the story of a movement.

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Cedric J Robinson

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'A towering achievement. There is simply nothing like it in the history of Black radical thought' Cornel West

'Cedric Robinson's brilliant analyses revealed new ways of thinking and acting' Angela Davis

'This work is about our people's struggle, the historical Black struggle'

Any struggle must be fought on a people's own terms, argues Cedric Robinson's landmark account of Black radicalism. Marxism is a western construction, and therefore inadequate to describe the significance of Black communities as agents of change against 'racial capitalism'. Tracing the emergence of European radicalism, the history of Black African resistance and the influence of these on such key thinkers as W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. R. James and Richard Wright, Black Marxism reclaims the story of a movement.

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A towering achievement. There is simply nothing like it in the history of Black radical thought Cornel West

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• Authors: Cedric J Robinson, Cedric J. Robinson, Robinson Cedric J.
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.02.2021
• EAN: 9780241514177
• ISBN: 978-0-241-51417-7
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism, Political activism, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism, Political activism / Political engagement