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- Book Title
- Race Against Empire : Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937-1957
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, World / African, African American, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
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- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Marshaling evidence from a wide array of international sources, including the black presses of the time, Penny M. Von Eschen offers a vivid portrayal of the African diaspora in its international heyday, from the 1945 Manchester Pan-African Congress to early cooperation with the United Nations. Tracing the relationship between transformations in anti-colonial politics and the history of the United States during its emergence as the dominant world power, she challenges bipolar Cold War paradigms. She documents the efforts of African-American political leaders, intellectuals, and journalists who forcefully promoted anti-colonial politics and critiqued U.S. foreign policy. The eclipse of anti-colonial politics?which Von Eschen traces through African-American responses to the early Cold War, U.S. government prosecution of black American anti-colonial activists, and State Department initiatives in Africa?marked a change in the very meaning of race and racism in America from historical and international issues to psychological and domestic ones. She concludes that the collision of anti-colonialism with Cold War liberalism illuminates conflicts central to the reshaping of America; the definition of political, economic, and civil rights; and the question of who, in America and across the globe, is to have access to these rights.
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Cornell University Press
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0801482925
ISBN-13
9780801482922
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Book Title
Race Against Empire : Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937-1957
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, World / African, African American, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
1997
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
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E185.615.V66 1996
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College Graduate Student
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"Although her central arguments are straightforward, they have a deep historical grounding. She gives attentionto the many long- and short-term conditions influencing the form and content of a diasporan identity in the 1940's. . . On the whole, Von Eschen paints a riveting portrait of a time in which radical anticolonialism and domestic Black civil rights marched hand in hand, before weathering the challenges of the Truman and Eisenhower years."--Clarence Long, Against the Current. January/February, 2000., "After reading Penny M. Von Eschen's brilliant account of African American efforts to overthrow colonialism in Africa during the 1940s and '50s, no one will be able to write about black politics without considering the international context. In the best tradition of W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. R. James, and Cedric Robinson, she reminds us, as Malcolm X had three decades ago, that black liberation is 'not just an American problem, but a world problem.'"--Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class, "Race Against Empire . . . breaks much ground in current historiography on cold war and anti-colonial practices. . . . Race Against Empire is useful for its analysis of America's cold war policies; how these policies affected black political movements in the international sphere and how, ultimately, this led to the collapse of the prominent opponents of colonialism and significant challenges to US foreign policy abroad. But Race Against Empire is also important because it identifies a little-known constellation of intellectuals who, through creative and energetic insurgency in the context of cold war repressions, articulated the links necessary for building a movement of international solidarity among all oppressed peoples."-Larvester Gaither, Race and Class, This story of the potential--and the obstacles--in building a solidarity movement across national boundaries retains its full relevance in today's world, even as it reveals an important chapter in the history of both African Americans and of the U.S. left., After reading Penny M. Von Eschen's brilliant account of African American efforts to overthrow colonialism in Africa during the 1940s and '50s, no one will be able to write about black politics without considering the international context. In the best tradition of W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. R. James, and Cedric Robinson, she reminds us, as Malcolm X had three decades ago, that black liberation is 'not just an American problem, but a world problem.', "Scholars of race, social movements, political science, or the mass media will find great value in this unsentimental account of a disturbing history."--Contemporary Sociology, "Race against Empire . . . breaks much ground in current historiography on cold war and anti-colonial practices. . . . it is useful for its analysis of America's cold war policies, how these policies affected black political movements in the international sphere, and how, ultimately, this led to the collapse of the prominent opponents of colonialism and significant challenges to US foreign policy abroad. But Race against Empire is also important because it identifies a little-known constellation of intellectuals who, through creative and energetic insurgency in the context of cold war repressions, articulated the links necessary for building a movement of international solidarity among all oppressed peoples."--Race and Class, "After reading Von Eschen's brilliant account of African American efforts to overthrow colonialism in Africa during the 1940s and 50s, no one will be able to write about black politics without considering the international context."--Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class, "Von Eschen has made an important contribution to the history of the black diaspora."-The International History Review, "Although her central arguments are straightforward, they have a deep historical grounding. She gives attentionto the many long- and short-term conditions influencing the form and content of a diasporan identity in the 1940's. . . On the whole, Von Eschen paints a riveting portrait of a time in which radical anticolonialism and domestic Black civil rights marched hand in hand, before weathering the challenges of the Truman and Eisenhower years."--Against the Current, "This story of the potential--and the obstacles--in building a solidarity movement across national boundaries retains its full relevance in today's world, even as it reveals an important chapter in the history of both African Americans and of the U.S. left."--Robert Schaffer, Monthly Review, "Although her central arguments are straightforward, they have a deep historical grounding. She gives attentionto the many long- and short-term conditions influencing the form and content of a diasporan identity in the 1940's. . . On the whole, Von Eschen paints a riveting portrait of a time in which radical anticolonialism and domestic Black civil rights marched hand in hand, before weathering the challenges of the Truman and Eisenhower years."-Clarence Long, Against the Current. January/February, 2000., "Von Eschen has made an important contribution to the history of the black diaspora."--The International History Review, "This story of the potential-and the obstacles-in building a solidarity movement across national boundaries retains its full relevance in today's world, even as it reveals an important chapter in the history of both African Americans and of the U.S. left."-Robert Schaffer, Monthly Review, Although her central arguments are straightforward, they have a deep historical grounding. She gives attentionto the many long- and short-term conditions influencing the form and content of a diasporan identity in the 1940's.... On the whole, Von Eschen paints a riveting portrait of a time in which radical anticolonialism and domestic Black civil rights marched hand in hand, before weathering the challenges of the Truman and Eisenhower years., "Highly readable, excellently researched and documented and containing numerous illustrations, Von Eschen's Race Against Time is to be highly recommended."-Black and Asian Studies Assoc. Newsletter, "Race Against Empire . . . breaks much ground in current historiography on cold war and anti-colonial practices. . . . Race Against Empire is useful for its analysis of America's cold war policies; how these policies affected black political movements in the international sphere and how, ultimately, this led to the collapse of the prominent opponents of colonialism and significant challenges to US foreign policy abroad. But Race Against Empire is also important because it identifies a little-known constellation of intellectuals who, through creative and energetic insurgency in the context of cold war repressions, articulated the links necessary for building a movement of international solidarity among all oppressed peoples."--Larvester Gaither, Race and Class, "Scholars of race, social movements, political science, or the mass media will find great value in this unsentimental account of a disturbing history."-Contemporary Sociology, "Highly readable, excellently researched and documented and containing numerous illustrations, Von Eschen's Race Against Time is to be highly recommended."--Black and Asian Studies Assoc. Newsletter, "This story of the potential--and the obstacles--in building a solidarity movement across national boundaries retains its full relevance in today's world, even as it reveals an important chapter in the history of both African Americans and of the U.S. left."--Monthly Review, Race against Empire ... breaks much ground in current historiography on cold war and anti-colonial practices.... it is useful for its analysis of America's cold war policies, how these policies affected black political movements in the international sphere, and how, ultimately, this led to the collapse of the prominent opponents of colonialism and significant challenges to US foreign policy abroad. But Race against Empire is also important because it identifies a little-known constellation of intellectuals who, through creative and energetic insurgency in the context of cold war repressions, articulated the links necessary for building a movement of international solidarity among all oppressed peoples., Scholars of race, social movements, political science, or the mass media will find great value in this unsentimental account of a disturbing history., "After reading Von Eschen's brilliant account of African American efforts to overthrow colonialism in Africa during the 1940s and 50s, no one will be able to write about black politics without considering the international context."-Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class
Table of Content
Preface Introduction 1. The Making of the Politics of the African Diaspora 2. Democracy or Empire? 3. To Forge a Colonial International 4. The Diaspora Moment 5. Domesticating Anticolonialism 6. Hearts and Mines 7. Remapping Africa, Rewriting Race 8. No Exit: From Bandung to Ghana Conclusion Notes Index
Copyright Date
2014
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96-022283
Dewey Decimal
325/.3/08996073
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20
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