Description
| Product ID: | 9780415912228 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Black Movements in America |
| Authors: | Author: Cedric J. Robinson |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Social and cultural anthropology, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Demonstrations & protest movements |
| Description: | Traces Black political cultures in the US from slave resistances in the 16th and 17th centuries to civil rights movements of the late 20th century. The text argues that Blacks have constructed cultures resistance and accommodation based on the different experiences of slaves and free Blacks. Cedric Robinson traces the emergence of Black political cultures in the United States from slave resistances in the 16th and 17th centuries to the civil rights movements of the present. Drawing on the historical record, he argues that Blacks have constructed both a culture of resistance and a culture of accommodation based on the radically different experiences of slaves and free Blacks. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1997-02-20 |
