{"product_id":"cedric-robinson-the-time-of-the-black-radical-tradition-paperback-softback-9781509537921","title":"Cedric Robinson; The Time of the Black Radical Tradition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509537921","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCedric Robinson\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Time of the Black Radical Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoshua Myers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509537921, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.8 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Joshua Myers… does an excellent job in contextualizing Robinson in this very readable biography.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Progressive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cedric J. Robinson finally has found a worthy biographer in Joshua Myers. This book will remind you why we must urgently read and re-read Robinson’s work. A tour de force.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin D. G. Kelley, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Joshua Myers has written a necessary and much needed text to broaden and deepen our understanding of the life, thought, and practice of Cedric Robinson.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[A] clear and concise biography... valuable in developing an understanding of Robinson's thought and life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Olende, \u003ci\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e “a thought-provoking and an inspirational study.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHOICE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCedric Robinson – political theorist, historian, and activist – was one of the greatest black radical thinkers of the twentieth century. In this powerful work, the first major book to tell his story, Joshua Myers shows how Robinson’s work interrogated the foundations of western political thought, modern capitalism, and changing meanings of race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracing the course of Robinson’s journey from his early days as an agitator in the 1960s to his publication of such seminal works as \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Myers frames Robinson’s mission as aiming to understand and practice opposition to “the terms of order.” In so doing, Robinson excavated the Black Radical tradition as a form of resistance that imagined that life on wholly different terms was possible.\u003c\/p\u003e In the era of Black Lives Matter, that resistance is as necessary as ever, and Robinson’s contribution only gains in importance. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to learn more about it.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preface: Cedric’s Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: All Around Him\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The Town and Gown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Authority and Order\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Beyond Racial Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Culture and War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: I Am You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52483199697176,"sku":"9781509537921","price":14.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509537921.jpg?v=1786023902","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cedric-robinson-the-time-of-the-black-radical-tradition-paperback-softback-9781509537921","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}