Black Heretics, Black Prophets: Radical Political Intellectuals (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415943253)

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.

Author: Anthony Bogues
ISBN-10: 0415943256
ISBN-13: 9780415943253
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2003
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.36w x 0.66d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1139