Race, Reform and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction and Beyond in Black America, 1945-2006

ISBN-13: 9780230545144 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 320 str.

M Marable

Opis

Since its original publication, this book has become widely known as one of the most crucial political and social histories of African Americans. This updated third edition analyzes the effects of such factors as black neo-conservatism, welfare reform, the Million Man March, the mainstreaming of hip-hop culture, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina.

Spis treści

Preface.- Prologue: The Legacy of the First Reconstruction.- The Cold War in Black America, 1945-1954.- The Demand for Reform, 1954-1960.- We Shall Overcome, 1960-1965.- Black Power, 1965-1970.- Black Rebellion: Zenith and Decline, 1970-1976.- From Protest to Politics: The Retreat of the Second Reconstruction, 1976-1982.- Reaction: Black Society and Politics During Reagan Conservatism, 1982-1990.- Into the Wilderness: The Twilight of the Second Reconstruction, 1990-2001.- The New Racial Domain: The Politics of Racial Inequality, 2001-2006.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

MANNING MARABLE is Professor of Public Affairs, History, Political Science and African American Studies at Columbia University, USA, and is Director of the university's Center for Contemporary Black History. He has written and edited a number of books on Black History and Black America.