Elite Capture

A powerful indictment of the ways elites have co-opted radical critiques of racial capitalism to serve their own ends

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. What Is Elite Capture?

2. Reading the Room

3. Being in the Room

4. Building a New House

5. The Point Is to Change It

Notes

Index

About the author

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. His work draws liberally from the Black radical tradition, anti-colonial thought, German transcendental philosophy, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, and histories of activism and activist thinkers. His public philosophy, including articles exploring intersections of climate justice and colonialism, has been featured in The New Yorker, The Nation, Boston Review, Dissent, The Appeal, Slate, Al Jazeera, The New Republic, Aeon, and Foreign Policy. He is the author of the book Reconsidering Reparations.

Summary

A powerful indictment of the ways elites have co-opted radical critiques of racial capitalism to serve their own ends

Product details

• Authors: Olufe mi O. Taiwo, Olufe mi (Georgetown University) O. Taiwo, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Olufemi O. Taiwo
• Publisher: External catalogues_UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780745347851
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4785-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Political science and theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General