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Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
Joshua Bloom
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Description for Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
Paperback. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, this book features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political landscape, especially as it relates to Black Lives Matter and other struggles to fight police brutality against black communities. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 764.
This timely special edition, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political landscape, especially as it relates to Black Lives Matter and other struggles to fight police brutality against black communities. In Oakland, California, in 1966, community college students Bobby Seale and Huey Newton armed themselves, began patrolling the police, and promised to prevent police brutality. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement that called for full citizenship rights for blacks within the United States, the Black Panther Party rejected the legitimacy ... Read more
This timely special edition, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political landscape, especially as it relates to Black Lives Matter and other struggles to fight police brutality against black communities. In Oakland, California, in 1966, community college students Bobby Seale and Huey Newton armed themselves, began patrolling the police, and promised to prevent police brutality. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement that called for full citizenship rights for blacks within the United States, the Black Panther Party rejected the legitimacy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520293281
SKU
V9780520293281
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About Joshua Bloom
Joshua Bloom is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the coeditor of Working for Justice: The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy. His articles have been published in American Sociological Review and other venues. Waldo E. Martin, Jr., is Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of History and Citizenship at the University of ... Read more
Reviews for Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
The book offers an opportunity to look to the past to understand contemporary police brutality and the kinds of strategies that emerge from movements against it. Another strength of Black Against Empire is the sheer volume of research that went into producing the book. The breadth and depth of the sources amassed to construct the history of the party are ... Read more