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How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America

Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society
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How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America is a seminal examination of how racism and capitalism have intertwined to affect Black communities in the United States. This influential work explores the economic and social structures that have perpetuated inequality. With a new foreword by Leith Mullings, the book remains an essential text in American politics and history courses and a cornerstone for political activism since the 1980s.
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This book is ideal for students, scholars, activists, and readers interested in American history, politics, racial and economic justice, and the impact of capitalism on social structures.

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Marable offers profound insight into the deeply intertwined problems of race and class in the United States historically and today.

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How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America is a classic study of the intersection of racism and class in the United States. It has become a standard text for courses in American politics and history, and has been central to the education of thousands of political activists since the 1980s.

This edition is presented with a new foreword by Leith Mullings.

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Praised as a landmark study, this volume is described as both polemical and analytical, offering unmatched insight into the intersections of class, gender and race. Columbia University's Ira Katznelson highlights its continued relevance decades after publication. Cornel West calls it a "cohesive portrait of black America." Critics commend Manning Marable as a prolific scholar and mentor whose work is vital for understanding social justice.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781608465118

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Leith Mullings

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 532g

Pages: 312

About the Author

Manning Marable was an professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University. Marable authored fifteen books including Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for History.

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