{"product_id":"9781509537914","title":"Cedric Robinson The Time of the Black Radical Tradition","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlack Lives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCedric Robinson\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Time of the Black Radical Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoshua Myers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ American \/ African American \u0026amp; Black Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoshua Myers\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 November 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509537914\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310799253644,"sku":"9781509537914","price":62.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509537914_a82e5d8c-17ad-431e-9ac0-00f1b4aaeee2.jpg?v=1780115909","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509537914","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}