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Black Marxism The Making of the Black Radical Tradition - Modern Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

'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.

About the Publisher

Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780241514177
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
Edition: Third edition
DEWEY: 335.4308996
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 4729
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 360g
Height: 135mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 31mm