Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition - Softcover

Robinson, Cedric J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0862321271 ISBN 13: 9780862321277

Publisher: Zed Books, 1983

Synopsis

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About this title

Book Description:

"I can say, without a trace of hyperbole, that this book changed my life. . . . Combining political theory, history, philosophy, cultural analysis, and biography, among other things, Robinson literally rewrites the history of the rise of the West from ancient times to the mid-twentieth century, tracing the roots of black radical thought to a shared epistemology among diverse African people and providing a withering critique of Western Marxism and its inability to comprehend either the racial character of capitalism and the civilization in which it was born or mass movements outside Europe. . . . Black Marxism remains as fresh and insightful as it was when it was first composed, still productively engaged with the central questions posed by histories of the African Diaspora."--Robin D. G. Kelley, from the Foreword

From the Inside Flap:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0862321271
• ISBN 13: 9780862321277
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 487