Black against Empire
The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
$41.35
- Paperback
568 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2016
Summary
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520293281 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0520293282 |
| Author: | Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin, Jr., Waldo E. Martin |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 568 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 771g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 36mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“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 nothing short of impressive.” – Joyce M. Bell Social Forces
About The Author
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 California, Berkeley. He is the author of No Coward Soldiers: Black Cultural Politics in Postwar America, Brown v. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents, and The Mind of Frederick Douglass.
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