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Black Heretics, Black Prophets: Radical Political Intellectuals
First published in 2003. This pioneering new book surveys the political thought of a selection of influential black thinkers in provocative exploration of the black radical tradition as it has evolved in the Caribbean, Africa, and the United States. Each chapter focuses on key figures or social movement including the slave Cugoano, the American anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, C.L.R. James, W.E.B Du Bois, former leader of the anti-colonial movement in Tanzania Julius Nyerere, Walter Rodney, the political philosophy of Rastafari, and the activist-musician Bob Marley. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of radical black thought and the development of an activist political tradition.
- GenresPhilosophy
272 pages, Hardcover
First published April 4, 2003
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December 27, 2009
there is a really interesting conception of dread history towards the end of this book which i hope has been, or will be, fleshed out more by the author or others.
also, brilliant chapter on walter rodney.
also, brilliant chapter on walter rodney.
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